Aleem Dar is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former cricketer. He was the first Pakistani to join the elite panel of ICC umpires and holds the record for most Test matches and ODIs. He hit the headlines in March 2023 when he stepped down from the elite panel after 19 years of service. Dar is also the only Pakistani umpire to win the ICC Umpire of the Year three times in a row.
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Wiki/Biography
Aleem Dar was born on Thursday 6 June 1968 (age 55; as of 2023) in Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan. After graduation, Dar received a BA in Humanities from Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore, Pakistan.
Alem Dar at a young age
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx): 75 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
Aleem Dar belongs to a middle-class Muslim family in Punjab, Pakistan.
parents and siblings
His father, Sarwar Dar, was a lawyer in the Pakistani police force, and his mother was a homemaker. He has three brothers, Naeem Dar, Wasim Dar and Azim Dar. Naeem Dar served in the Pakistan Army and became an entrepreneur after retirement.
Alem with his brother Naim and niece Zara
wife and children
Alem is married to Noshaba Banu. The couple has two sons named Hassan Dar and Ali Dar. They had a daughter, Javeria, who died of epilepsy in 2003 at the age of 6 months.
Alem Dar with his wife Noshaba and sons Hassan and Ali
Religion/Religious Beliefs
Alem Dar is a follower of Islam.
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Career
player
In 1980, Aleem Dar moved from Jhangi to Lahore with the hope of becoming a Test cricketer. He started playing first class cricket at P&T Gymkhana Club Lahore. He was a walking all-rounder. He has featured in 17 first-class matches and 18 List-A matches. In FC cricket he scored a total of 270 runs and took 11 wickets and in List-A he scored 179 runs and took 15 wickets. Later, he played for many clubs including Pakistan Railways, Gujranwala Cricket Association and Income Tax Department BCCP Patrons Trophy Grade II.
Alem Dar is practicing with the sticks before the match
referee
In 1996, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) formed an umpiring panel of first-class cricketers, in which Darm also took a seat. Alem Dar supervised its first-class match in 1999, played between Sargodha and LCCA. He played a total of 19 matches as an arbiter in the first season. Seeing his performance, the PCB placed him in the international panel after 15 months of his career.
Aleem Dar oversees the match as referee
On 16 February 2000, he made his One Day International (ODI) umpiring debut in a match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Gujranwala. With only one year of experience, he was able to referee an international match. In 2000, he played a number of domestic international matches and later that year was appointed TV umpire for the Rawalpindi Test against England.
Aleem Dar celebrates after the third umpire gave the decision in the match
On 21 October 2003, he officiated the first Test match between Bangladesh and England in Dhaka. He made his debut in Twenty20 cricket on 7 May 2009 in a match between Australia and Pakistan in Dubai.
Abdul Razak celebrates after Aleem Dar raises his finger in Pak vs Aus 2009
In 2002, Alem Dar’s consistent performance earned him a place on the ICC International Umpire Panel. In 2003, he was selected as an umpire for the ICC World Cup in South Africa and subsequently became a member of the elite panel of ICC umpires, the first Pakistani to do so. On 17 October 2007, he reached 100 ODI match umpires in just 7 years, becoming the 10th umpire in the world and the first Pakistani to achieve this feat.
Aleem Dar is on pace to complete 100 ODIs
Alem umpired the finals of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, 2007 Cricket World Cup and 2010 ICC World Twenty20. He also officiated matches in 2011, 2015 and 2019 Cricket World Cups. In March 2023, Alem Dar left the elite panel of ICC umpires after officiating a record 444 international matches. As of 2023, Allem holds the record for umpiring the most number of Test matches (145) and ODIs (229). Discussing his career as a member of the Elite Panel, he said:
It’s been a long journey, but I’ve enjoyed every bit of it. I have had the pleasure and respect of the whole world, and what I have achieved is something I could not even have dreamed of when I started my profession.”
Aleem Dar is given a guard of honor after officiating his last match as a member of the ICC’s elite panel of umpires
Confrontation
Suspension of the 2007 T20 Championship
During the 2007 World Cup final match between Australia and Sri Lanka, umpire Aleem Dar sparked controversy by allowing Australia to bowl three extra overs in the dark. This decision was made because Darry was not aware of the playing conditions of the Duckworth-Lewis system. As a result of this controversial decision, Darry and other officials, including Steve Bucknor, Rudy Coertzen, Billy Bowden and Jeff Crowe, were suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from their duties during the 2007 World Cup.
Alem Dar with Billy Bowden
Awards, honors, achievements
- ICC David Shepherd Trophy: Umpire of the Year 2009, 2010, 2011
Alem Dar with the 2009 Player of the Year award
- Presidential Pride 2010 by the Government of Pakistan
- Awarded by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with a 100% record in the 2011 World Cup.
Pakistan Cricket Board chief Alee Dar paid tribute
- Awarded by ICC (International Cricket Council) for officiating in 150 ODIs in 2012.
- Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) by the Government of Pakistan in 2013
the chosen ones
- Idol: Steve Bucknor, Ater Zaid
Aleem Dar discusses something with Steve Bucknor during the match
Facts/Trivia
- Alem Dar is the first referee to referee 500 international matches.
Alem Dar has the honor of becoming the first referee to referee 500 international matches
- He offered free food at his restaurant, Dar’s Delighto Lahore, to unemployed people during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Aleem Dar stays fit and healthy by training for matches, playing table tennis and sleeping eight hours a day.
- Disillusioned with playing cricket, he moved to the US and started working as a taxi driver before becoming an umpire.
- ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) 2020 exam topper, Zara Naeem Dar, is Aleem Dar’s niece.
Aleem Dar presents the family trophy to his niece Zara Naeem Dar
- Her other niece, Halema Dari, is a cricketer and played in the ICC U-19 Women’s World Cup in 2023.
Haleema Dar during the U-19 World Cup
- Alem Dar was nominated for the ICC David Shepherd Trophy in 2005 and 2006.
- In honor of Aleem Dar, the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) named the umpire’s room at the Gaddafi Stadium in Karachi after him.
- He dedicated his third consecutive ICC Referee of the Year award to the victims of floods and dengue in Pakistan.
- Asad Rauf and Aleem Dar made their ODI debut in the same match in 2000.
- His performance at the 2011 World Cup was outstanding. Each of the 15 challenges players have made to his decisions have been unsuccessful. Impressed by his performance, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Government of Pakistan honored him.
Imran Khan paid tribute to Aleem Dar after his spectacular performance in the 2011 World Cup
- In 2005, during a Test match between England and South Africa at Centurion, umpires Alem Dar and Steve Bucknor received death threats.
- In 2015, Aleem was picked up by the ICC after umpiring 3 matches in the 5-match ODI series between India and South Africa. The ICC (International Cricket Council) pulled him out fearing a security breach as Shivsena members stormed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) offices and threatened to prevent the umpire from officiating in the fifth ODI.
- He is constantly trying to improve the conditions for the players. In Jowar, Lahore, Pakistan, he opened the Aleem Dar Cricket Academy (ADCA), where he trains deaf students for free. He also advocated increasing the salaries of umpires in Pakistan to encourage efficient and young players to pursue this career path.
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