Famous Pakistanis who met Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, breathed her last on Thursday in Balmoral Castle, United Kingdom (UK) at the age of 96.

In 1961, Queen Elizabeth visited Pakistan. She was accompanied by her husband, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip. She visited Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Lahore, and other areas of the country.

Queen Elizabeth in Pakistan, credit @GettyImages 🧵 –
1961
Queen Elizabeth waved to the crowds as she rode in a convertible through the streets of Karachi. 1/n pic.twitter.com/DD76MK0He6

— Mehreen Zahra-Malik (@mehreenzahra) September 8, 2022

The Queen next visited Pakistan 36 years later in 1997 when the country was celebrating 50 years of independence. She was again accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip.

Here is the list of the Pakistanis who met Queen Elizabeth II during her lifetime.

In 1974, Queen Elizabeth met Imran Khan, who was a cricketer back then. In the picture, she can be seen shaking hands with Khan.

August 1974. Queen Elizabeth II is introduced to Imran Khan by his captain Intikhab Alam #Pakistan #Cricket pic.twitter.com/r3N8hhz6EM

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) October 17, 2014

In 1997, Queen Elizabeth met former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif (who was in power at the time) when she visited Pakistan for the second time. During her visit, knighthood was given to Sharif by the British monarch.

The Queen also met former PM Benazir Bhutto.

#QueenElizabethII with Mohtarma #BenazirBhutto Shaheed at national assembly of Pakistan pic.twitter.com/ifxiw8c8AQ

— Syed Ahsan Abbas Rizvi (@AhsanAbbasShah) September 8, 2022

In 2013, the Queen and Prince Philip invited Pakistan’s young activist Malala Yousafzai to a reception at the Buckingham Palace, where they met and chatted for a short time.

Malala, who was accompanied by her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, presented the Queen with a copy of her newly published memoir, titled “I am Malala”.

Before the start of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup 2019, all team captains met The Queen. At the time, Pakistani cricket team captain Sarfraz Ahmed also met her at the Buckingham Palace.

Pakistan Cricket Team's skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed met Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace.#Pakistan #Cricket #Team @TheRealPCB #Captain @SarfarazA_54 #Meeting #Queen #QueenElizabeth #PrinceHarry #BuckinghamPalace #London @cricketworldcup #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/3yL9aZIOJC

— CrickeyWorld (@News99P) May 29, 2019