Zarak Jahan Khan also spelled Zarak Jehan Khan (1 February 1967,

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...

)Biography
Squash info Retrieved 20 November 2010. is a Pakistani

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gold medallist in

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. His brothers are

Hiddy Jahan Hidayet "Hiddy" Jahan (born 15 March 1950, in Quetta, Pakistan) is a squash player who was ranked among the top-6 players in the world from 1970 through to 1986. A serious accident almost killed him in 1967. He had been selected to represent P ...

and

Zubair Jahan Khan Zubair Jahan Khan (born 10 October 1972) is a Pakistani former professional squash player. He was world number 8 in his prime. Zubair Jahan Khan lives in London and is a coach at Cumberland Lawn Tennis. Zubair Jahan Khan's brothers Hiddy Jahan ...

also both successful professional squash players on the international circuit. His son is Shahjahan Khan, squash professional coached by his father on the international circuit.

Career

Khan represented Pakistan during the

1989 Men's World Team Squash Championships The 1989 Men's Singapore Airlines & Ascot Sport World Team Squash Championships were held in Singapore and took place from October 9 until October 16, 1989. Seeds Results Pool A Pool B Quarter-finals Semi-finals Third P ...

winning a silver medal and four years later he was part of the winning team at the

1993 Men's World Team Squash Championships The 1993 Men's World Team Squash Championships were held in Pakistan and took place from November 24 until November 30, 1993. Results Pool A Pool B Semi-finals Third Place Play Off Final See also *World Team Squash C ...

. He also won the individual title at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

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. His highest world Ranking was 8 (March 1994). Right now (2011), he is working as coach at Cross Courts in Natick, MA. Previously he was at the

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, United States.Asian Games: Squash players confident of reaching podium
Dawn 10 November 2010 Retrieved 20 November 2010.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Zarak Jahan Pakistani male squash players 1967 births Living people Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan People from Quetta District Sportspeople from Balochistan, Pakistan Asian Games medalists in squash Squash players at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games