Moraad Ali Khan (born 1961) is an
Indian sports shooter who is widely credited for putting India on the world shooting map.
He is a descendant of the
Sayyid brothers, who were known as the "King Makers" in Indian history. The family moved to Jansath in
Muzaffarnagar,
Uttar Pradesh after the demise of the kingmakers.
Biography
He was awarded the
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...
in 1996 and won a gold medal at the Manchester
Commonwealth Games as well as many other international medals at Asian and world level competitions. He has also been the National Champion of India seven times. He was the member of the shooting team that won the first ever team gold for India in any shooting event in 1995 at
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
,
China
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. In the same Trap Shooting event, the team of Moraad Ali Khan,
Mansher Singh
Mansher "Joey" Singh OLY (born 1 December 1965 in Calcutta) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in double trap and trap.
At the 2008 Olympic Games, he finished in first place in the trap qualification. He also came first at the 20 ...
&
Manavjit Singh Sandhu created a new Asian Record. He was also the first shooter to represent India along with Mansher Singh at a World Cup Competition in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1995. He is the only shooter from India who has won international medals in both Trap as well as Double Trap Shooting.
Kahn worked in
Tata Steel &
Tata Teleservices for 25 years in various positions. He started competitive shooting at the age of 31 and retired in 2006 after winning the National Shooting Championship.
Kahn also produced a sports drama romance film titled ''
Khwaabb'', directed by his son Zaid.
Government
He also held various positions in government as well as professional organizations.
* Member, Governing Body,
Sports Authority of India
* Member, Governing Body,
National Dope Testing Laboratory
The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) is a premier analytical testing & research organization established as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. It is the only laboratory in the country resp ...
* Member, Target Olympic Podium Committee of
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports,
Government of India
* Chairman, Athletes Commission,
National Rifle Association of India
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) was founded in 1951 with a view to promote and popularize the shooting sports in India. The first speaker of Lok Sabha, Sh. G.V. Mavlankar was the founder and the first president of NRAI followed by ...
* Ex Government Observer, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
* Ex Member, Athletes Commission of the International Sports Shooting Federation, the first Indian to ever be on the International
Athletes Commission.
* Member disciplinary Panel,
National Anti Doping Agency.
References
External links
Telegraph India
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Indian male sport shooters
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
Trap and double trap shooters
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Living people
Sport shooters from Delhi
Shooters at the 1994 Asian Games
Shooters at the 1998 Asian Games
Shooters at the 2002 Asian Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
1961 births
Shooters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Asian Games competitors for India
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games