Moraad Ali Khan (born 1961) is an

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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

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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 The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

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

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. In the same Trap Shooting event, the team of Moraad Ali Khan, Mansher Singh & 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

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& 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 The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is the apex national sports body of India, established in 1982 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of Government of India for the development of sports in India. SAI has 2 Sports Academic institution ...

* 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,

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* 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Moraad Ali 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