Name Moraad Khan Role Competitor | Movies Khwaabb Awards Arjuna Award for Shooting | |
Moraad Ali Khan (born 1961) is one of the top sports shooters of India who is widely credited for bringing India to the world shooting map. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1996. He won gold medal at the Manchester Commonwealth Games and many other international medal at the Asian and world level competitions. He has also been the National Champion 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 Chengdu, China. In the same event of Trap Shooting, 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, this was in Nicosia, Cyprus in the year 1995. He is also the only shooter from India who has won international medals in both Trap as well as Double Trap Shooting.
He worked in Tata Steel & Tata Teleservices for 25 years in various positions. He started competitive shooting at the age of 31 and quit in the year 2006 after winning the National shooting Championship. He has been regularly invited by various corporate entities & government organisations.
He produced a sports drama romance film titled Khwaabb, directed by his son Zaid.
He also held various positions in government as well as professional organisations.
He is the descendent of Sayyid brothers, known as the "King Makers" in the history of India. The family shifted to Jansath in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh after the demise of the king makers.