Jailed Imran Khan’s Oxford Chancellor bid gains global attention

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00:00Jailed Pakistani leader Imran Khan's bid to become the chancellor of Oxford University

00:05has sparked controversy.

00:07Khan, jailed since last year in hundreds of cases including corruption, denies the allegations,

00:13calling them politically motivated.

00:15An Oxford graduate from 1975, Khan captained the university's cricket team and became

00:21a cricket legend, winning the World Cup in 1992.

00:25He reached the height of his political career as prime minister in 2018, but an alleged

00:30fallout with the establishment led to his removal following a no-confidence vote in

00:36April 2022.

00:38Despite being jailed since 2023, Khan's popularity has grown.

00:43His party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insan, PTI, emerged as the largest in the last general

00:49elections amid allegations of fraud but failed to form a government.

00:53Khan previously served as the chancellor of Bradford University from 2005 to 2014.

01:00His bid for the Oxford chancellorship has received support from British MPs including

01:05Lord Daniel Hannan, Shaukat Adam and Adnan Hussain.

01:09Their position is a ceremonial role for 10 years, involving presiding over ceremonies

01:14and acting as the university's ambassador.

01:17Oxford University will confirm the candidates in early October, with voting by university

01:23members and graduates online on 28 October.

01:26Can Imran Khan pull off another win while behind bars?