Pankaj Khimji

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Pankaj Khimji
Nationality Omani
Education Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College
Occupation(s)Businessman, Cricket Administrator
Organization(s)Khimji Ramdas Group, Oman Cricket, International Cricket Council, Asian Cricket Council
Known forChairman of Oman Cricket, ICC Associate Member Director, ACC Vice-President

Pankaj Khimji (born October 1961) [1] is an Omani businessman and cricket administrator who serves as chairman of Oman Cricket and as a director of the Khimji Ramdas Group. He holds positions as an Associate Member Director of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and vice-president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). In 2022, he was appointed Foreign Trade Advisor to the Omani government by Royal Decree.

Biography

Khimji completed his education at Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College and worked as a construction engineer in the United Kingdom before joining the family business. [2]

Khimji serves as a director of the Khimji Ramdas Group, a company established in 1870 that operates in infrastructure, consumer products, and retail sectors. [3] [4] [5]

He was appointed Foreign Trade Advisor to the Omani government by Royal Decree in January 2022 and holds positions with the Oman-India Joint Business Council and the Omani-British Friendship Association. [6]

Khimji became chairman of Oman Cricket in February 2016, succeeding his father Kanak Khimji who had held the position. [7] [8]

During his chairmanship, Oman co-hosted the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [9]

In November 2021, Khimji was elected as an Associate Member Director of the ICC, replacing Mahinda Vallipuram. [10] [11] He was appointed to ICC committees in 2022. [12]

Khimji was appointed vice-president of the Asian Cricket Council in January 2022. [13]

References

  1. "Pankaj Khimji profile". Companies House. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
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  3. "OBG talks to Pankaj Khimji, Partner & Director, Khimji Ramdas". Oxford Business Group. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  4. "Khimji Ramdas Group: Governance and leadership in the Middle East". Campden FB. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  5. "Pankaj Khimji". Oman Business Forum. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  6. "EXCLUSIVE: Pankaj Khimji On The Changing Business Environment In Oman". OERLive. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  7. "Pankaj Khimji is new OC chairman". Times of Oman. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  8. "Dual roles for Oman's Pankaj Khimji". Emerging Cricket. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  9. "T20 World Cup 2021 - Oman Cricket Chairman: No one can tell us we played one World Cup and vanished". ESPNCricinfo. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  10. "Pankaj Khimji elected as ICC Associate Member Director". Oman Observer. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  11. "Oman Cricket chairman Pankaj Khimji elected as ICC Associate Member Director". Muscat Daily. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  12. "Oman Cricket chairman Pankaj Khimji named in ICC committees". Times of Oman. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  13. "Pankaj Khimji appointed Vice-President of ACC". Times of Oman. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2025.