Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, Imran Khan, has formally applied to run for chancellor of the University of Oxford in Britain from his prison cell, revealed Sayed Zulfi Bukhari.
“As per Imran Khan’s instructions, his application form to Oxford University Chancellor Election 2024 has been submitted,” Bukhari said on X.
“We look forward to everyone’s support for a historic campaign,” he wrote.
As per Imran Khan’s instructions, his application form to Oxford University Chancellor Election 2024 has been submitted. We look forward to everyone’s support for a historic campaign.
— Sayed Z Bukhari (@sayedzbukhari) August 18, 2024
Former British prime ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson are also among the candidates to become the university’s chancellor.
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The university said no confirmation of individual candidates would be given before a final list was published in early October.
Voting will be held online from October 28 and only Oxford graduates and members of the university’s congregation, including academic staff, are able to vote.
Khan graduated from Oxford in 1975, studying philosophy, politics, and economics. He also served as the chancellor of Bradford University from 2005 to 2014.
The current chancellor is Chris Patten. In February 2024, Patten announced that he would retire from this role at the end of the 2023/2024 academic year, after 21 years.
