He became the first umpire in the world to oversee a record 551 matches in the history of cricket and to hold umpire duties for 25 consecutive years.
Dr. Akhtar Gulfam
Lahore: After overseeing a record 551 matches in the history of cricket, Aleem Dar became the first umpire in the world to hold umpire duties for 25 consecutive years.
Born on 6 June 1968 in Gujranwala, Aleem Sarwar Dar made his debut as an umpire on 16 February 2000 in the ODI match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Gujranwala.
He soon found a place on the ICC International Panel, from where he became part of the Elite Panel and supervised the Test match between England and Bangladesh on 21 October 2003 in Dhaka.
Began umpiring in the T20 match between Pakistan and Australia at the Dubai Stadium on 7 May 2009.
Aleem Dar, who won the World’s Best Umpire award three times, officiated in 231 ODIs, 145 Tests, and 70 T20Is.
Awarded Pride of Performance in 2010 and Satara Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan in 2013, Aleem Dar also has the unique honor of umpiring in five T20 World Cups.
Aleem Dar supervised the ICC Champions Trophy finals in 2006 and 2009.
He was also present in the field when the finals of the 2007 and 2011 ODI World Cups were played.
The Women’s World Cup final in 2009 is also to her credit as an umpire.
Aleem Dar also has the most one-day international experience in the world.
He is also among the top three umpires to have overseen more than 100 Test matches at the youngest age of 100 Test matches.
He also has the honor of umpiring in the World Cup final at the youngest age. Aleem Dar was part of the ICC Elite Panel for 19 consecutive years.
Aleem Dar was nominated six times for the best umpires in the world. In 2008, he was named the best Asian umpire by the Asian Cricket Council.
He received the World’s Best Umpire Award in 2009, 2010, and 2011 from the International Cricket Council.
Aleem Dar was part of the field umpiring panel along with Ahs Raza in the rain-affected Pakistan-New Zealand T20I on Thursday.
Along with umpiring, he has also set an example in fulfilling social responsibilities by running the Aleem Dar Foundation for Thalassemia children.
