Imran Khwaja

Imran Khwaja is a
Singaporean cricket administrator and lawyer. He has been Deputy Chairman of the International Cricket Council since 2017. When Shashank Manohar resigned in 2020, Khwaja took over as interim chairman – making him the first person from an Associate nation to hold this position. Before that, Khwaja was a managing partner at a Singapore law firm and served as president of the Singapore Cricket Association.

Early life and career

Khwaja worked as a lawyer in Singapore, eventually becoming a managing partner at a legal firm.
He became involved in cricket administration locally and was elected president of the Singapore Cricket Association.

International Cricket Council

In 2008, Khwaja was elected to the ICC Board to represent the Associate Members. He later became chair of the Associate Members group.
In June 2017, Khwaja was appointed Deputy Chairman of the International Cricket Council. After his appointment, he said, "It is an honour to be appointed as the ICC Deputy Chairman... I look forward to working closely with Shashank and the Board to continue the good work and to make a meaningful contribution to the global game."
In July 2020, after Shashank Manohar resigned, Khwaja was named Interim Chairman of the ICC. This marked the first time someone from an Associate nation had held the chairman's role.
When he took over, Khwaja praised Manohar's work: "Shashank has left the ICC and global cricket in a better place... He has put in place a solid foundation for the future growth and development of the game."
Khwaja was elected to another term as Deputy Chairman in February 2021. At this time, he was also heading the ICC's Finance and Commercial Affairs committee.
In February 2024, Khwaja was re-elected for another two-year term without any opposition. Jay Shah from the Board of Control for Cricket in India had been expected to challenge him but decided not to run. An ICC spokesperson said, "The ICC Board... unanimously agreed to appoint Imran Khwaja as ICC Deputy Chairman."