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Assessing Imran Khan

Imran Khan has tremendous potential and opportunity to lead the nation if he objectively reviews his personality.

Excellent analysis. Keep it up.

@Sultan: You may vote for IK, its your right. But pardon me that like other PTI supporters you have nothing to say except eulogical phrases. My question was genuine and based on historical remarks by one of the top leaders Pakistan ever had. Giving a sweeping statement is nowhere near to a logical answer.

People say that if Imran succeeds in becoming a statesman, he will have achieved more than any other cricketer. Yet what he has achieved already - setting the philanthropy and politics aside - is quite incredible. As a bowler, his Test average, economy, and strike rate are all better than Wasim Akram's, which is a huge statement when you consider that for two years in his prime, Imran had to sit out with a stress fracture of the shin. And though his career Test batting average is only in the high 30s, it jumps to 52.34 in his 48 Tests as captain; astonishingly this is higher than the corresponding figure for Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Clive Lloyd, Allan Border, Sunil Gavaskar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Len Hutton, and yes, even Miandad. Despite all the criticism including this article, Imran is quietly (and sometimes not so quietly) steaming ahead. If you take a panoramic view of his life and career, the quality that most dominates is focus and single-mindedness in the service of a lofty goal. Its this quality you missed in your article. I sincerely hope you can come to assess people better than this article.

Its articles like these, thanks to Phds like you, that re affirm my vote for Imran Khan. Pakistan Zindabad.

This type of personality has two other traits as it little enjoys its work and has very low self-esteem; however, Imran has the opposite. He derives much enjoyment from his work and has a high sense of self-esteem.

Good to know!

@Sultan: What I said was regarding a completely different aspect of Imran Khan’s life.

Imran will make you eat crow on this one too. He is the only politician that competes in the public sphere based on ideology and has been consistent thoughout on the basic tenets of what he believes in. He is instilling a true spirit of democracy through intra party elections, paving the way for use of technology to help propel political maturity amongst the masses by giving them a direct stake at the push a button that, in a small but potent way, empowers the individual. He is bringing financial accountability to the forefront of politics and is also putting in place a modern political fundraising structure to eliminate the opaque exchange of lifafas, etc. He is going to take away the gravy train called "development" funds from legislatures and give the funds it to the people to invest on issues that they face directly, not some tamasha project like laptops to buy votes. Then legislatures will become just that, legislatures and focuss on devising laws that improve society, not fill their pockets. This is a huge project but Imran is the only one who can rise to this challenge like the other challenges before--the rest are just lazy, lethargic relics of the old order who should be flushed down the drain along with their coterie of darbaris and sychophants. If he succeeds, you and other tax cheaters like you will find Pakistan an exteremly harsh place to live--you will have to change your ways or be ostracized. You have no idea what is coming out to hiit you!

@UMSyed: you clearly don't seem to get it do you? let me repeat what Falcon had said, again. please read this aloud in slow motion until you fully grasp the depth and meaning behind it. i know you can do it:

'Imran Khan has apologized on television, AND in his book, that what he said 20 years ago was selfish of him and a mistake on his part.'

he has the courage to admit that what he said was wrong. he is no saint and makes mistakes in life just like all other mortals do. get it???

**@Abid P Khan:

@ishaq: “…there is no one else in the field….” Yes.To quote Hamlet, something is rotten in the Kingdom of Denmark.**

And the current two alternating jokers ruling us reminds me of another Shakespeare play, Macbeth

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

@ishaq: "...there is no one else in the field...." Yes.To quote Hamlet, something is rotten in the Kingdom of Denmark.

so what u mean? i did not understand. there is no one else in the field. its very simple. 1)zardari 2) nawaz sharif 3) imran khan think and chose one.

sir No one can pro cast the future of politics in pakistan ... pakistan is changing like the clock

The kind of criticism by PoTI trolls speaks volume about their immature dictatorial mindset. The author is quite logical in his analysis that PTI is relying on right-vote bank and voting for PTI will benefit PPP! Exactly a similar situation occurred in 1993-elections when Pakistan Islamic Front was created (financed through Younis Habib), which led to the breakup of right-votes and PPP was the winner.

This is the time for all logical & educated people of Pakistan to recognise this conspiracy and prevent recurrence of the same blunder.

@Amna Shah: he still needs to improvise his personality and objectives as he seem to be a bit ignorant of POLITICAL DYNAMICS!

And the great subcontinent thinker/leader/piffle producer, Amna Shah, who can single handedly smear an entire lipstick on her mouth to set an example for the young, is giving free lessons in leadership. Imran, please do not miss this great opportunity to learn Political Dynamism aka Muk Mukka!

If you get a chance, please do read his book.

Read? You must be kidding. Noora League darbaris don't read--they just take orders and follow!

@UMSyed: If you get a chance, please do read his book. He has mentioned a number of times on many occasions that he is still guilty of making that self-centered speech. Isn't it sad that people change but our biases towards them don't?

@gp65: That was informative. Thanks.

@Something Clever

I think @Something Idiotic will suit you better as a screen name--you always leave a trail of drivel wherever you leave a comment!

Imran is not a team man. Remember his speech after lifting the World Cup trophy in 1992. He never mentioned the efforts of his team mates. Even today when he talks, it is only ‘Me & I’. You can not expect a young man to let go of his ego at the age of 60.

Really? Youn don't suppose all the bricks in SKMH just lifted themselves up on their own and amalgamated into the finest charity cancer hospital in Asia? Or Namal University?

A young man needs his ego to accomplish great things. Now, please go back to your mundane life worth nothing to no one other than you and yourself.

Watch out, more inane typing expected!

I wonder that how IK, PTI and their blind followers assume a clean sweep victory?

It may be news to you but the answer is very simple: by vigorously contesting the upcoming elections and beating the crap out of the old guard!

@Sultan: lol!!!! (watch out for noora trolls)

I would like to agree with the above proposition especially with the aforementioned statement that politics is far much a different field than captaining an 11-member cricket team. Although he(Imran Khan) bears the talent but he still needs to improvise his personality and objectives as he seem to be a bit ignorant of POLITICAL DYNAMICS!

@Moazzam Salim: @Abid P Khan: Sir all I was saying is the real leaders do not appear after 60 years of political wilderness and loss of many elections. This God given talent comes out by itself from the initial days. Pakistan was made by a great leader Mr. Jinnah who was a leader from the very start at every stage of his life. These great leaders did not live on other people's money. They have their own brilliant careers in law all on their own. Pakistan was made by politicians and ordinary people not army. It was broken when Jinnah's capital was moved farthest away from East Pakistan by an army dictator so it was out of reach for Bengali masses. Then a drunken womanizer general lost it due to atrocities against the people East Pakistan and Bengali still hate those generals and the army not Pakistani civilians. Pakistani civilians did not go to East Pakistan to commit atrocities no matter what some people say. It was the army and their rightwing militant militias who are still dreaded and hated. Regards, M

@Something Clever: "Shame on you, author. You’ve broken the heart of many boy-crushed Pakistani males : /" . Should have guessed about the Freudian underpinnings behind this worship.

Mao Se Tung was a great leader.He came at a time when chinese nation had lost all its moral and and estem because of opium.The nation on the whole got addicted to this drug and was unwilling to to quit it.This man didn't promis to give them more opium but no opium.He struggled and in the end he got his nation get rid of that deadly drug.He is the founder of modern china.He was a leader who changed the direction of his nation against all odds. Is there anyone in Pakistan who can tell this nation that religion is a private matter between God and man.and second Kashmir should not be our demand to normalise relation with India.

third ,secular constitution doesn't mean ban on religion but freedom for every religion, faith,beliefs.Last, can tell the nation it's not politicians but establishment responsible for all that disastar.Who is going to fight against these odds? at the present no one,We don't need opium givers we need opium snatchers.

Shame on you, author. You've broken the heart of many boy-crushed Pakistani males : /

a drawing room analysis, with no ground research...hate guys like these who write on intricate matters of a state, sitting in another corner of the world

Dear Author – We would have been better served as readers if you had done a comparative analysis of the other leaders using the same critera. Can you do that in your next article?

No need to bother the author, I can provide a quick comparative analysis based on modified Myer Briggs Type Indicator:

Nawaz Sharif : Megalomaniac-Loser. Fully developed tendencies of narcissism. Wanted to have himself declared "Amir ul Monineen." Can barely read and write--all orders come from the seat of the pants. Lazy, lethargic--sleeps till 10:00 am and wants badami milk for breakfast to mimic Mughal rulers. Poorly educated and brought up. Completely unfit to rule.

Asif Zardari : Victim-Loser: A true scavenger living off of the sympathy generated by the death of his spouse, who was a leader. Power crazy, always scheming and plotting to extend his rule. Utter disregard for the welfare of the same downtrodden people that vote for his party. Clever user of money (Benazir Income Support scheme) to buy loyalties. Medieval, supersticious, unscientific mindset --believes in black magic. Poorly educated and brought up. Completely unfit to rule.

Read this somewhere "Commanders command, managers manage, leaders... well they just inspire". The time of instruction is long gone. This is the time of inspiration, something that IK may realise in due course. Another very interesting thing taught in management courses is "under-promise but over-deliver". What little I have observed of his political manifesto, its sprawling. He is promising heaven and earth to his supporters whereas the problems of Pakistan can be summerised in only one work which is also part of the name of his party, INSAF, justice. He should only focus on that and deliver that. If he can deliver justice, other thinks will fall in place automatically.

Good analysis but I am not depressed bcoz we hope that our tomorrow will be better than today.

We will vote PTI. Come what may.

We want to change two party system at any cost.

No hero worship for me... sorry... I'll go local whoever is best for the job

Now this was just boring.

My friend which scientific method did you use to come up with your conclusion that PTI doesnt have numbers? The author comes up with the his conclusion without any numbers on vote banks or approval ratings. This wouldnt pass for a assignment essay for high school. Seems like anybody can write an article these days.

@Moazzam Salim: "Bhutto was a prodigy of Gen. Ayub Khan which meant Bhutto’s political life started with the help of the State machinery....."

@Moazzam Salim: What you said about Bhutto is an irrefutable fact. He may be compared with IK if you wish so. But @Mirza please do not mention MA Jinnah in the same breath as that other guy. If you have not woken up to the fact that there is a slight difference between the maker of a country and breaker of the same. The only parallel of your hatred for Jinnah can be found in JI and its founder. . That amply explains the removal of Quaid's portrait from the presidential palace.

this is a unique way to analyze someones personality, its attributes and its relevance with the job that person is looking for. i think writer needs to elaborate more about the theories of leadership especially when it comes to political leadership. he needs to apply it not just on IK but all other politicians so youth could get the idea of what theories talk about our star figures.

Where did you get your PhD from???you contradicted every thing you started with.

Imran Khan is truly the only leader the people of Pakistan can vote for if they want to change the destiny of this great country. We have tried all the other leader more then once and they all have failed miserably. People want change. People our sick with all the garbage which they have to choose from. PTi is the only party which gives hope to the people of Pakistan. Change will come only if we all show up and vote for it. Trust me PMLN MQM ANP and PPP don't have any plans to fix the problem Pakistan is facing. They have showed us over and over again. Now is the time for Pakistan to wake up and vote for real change and PTI is the only party which offers us that. So as many people have already predicted that PTI will sweep i too say for the hope of Pakistan's future that PTI sweeps and comes into power. This is probably the first article written in EP which isn't bashing IK and PTI. About time EP. Pakistan Zindabad.

My Vote is for Imran.

Bhutto was a prodigy of Gen. Ayub Khan which meant Bhutto's political life started with the help of the State machinery. He was given a portfolio out of the blue and for a young man of almost thirty years of age it was a big advantage. Bhutto later turned against his mentor and encashed his earlier political success given to him by a military ruler. Any comparison with Khan is not going to do justice to Khan's politics which has spanned more than a decade with relentless pursuit of his political vision. One can differ with the political and social views professed by Khan but cannot argue with his continuous struggle in the political arena which differentiates him markedly with the kind of support and push that Bhutto got in the earlier days of his political career.

The thing we need to do is: change this constituency system and bring presidential system in the county as is in US. The society like Pakistan where literacy rate is much low, people don't know the value and worth of their vote. Presidential system can bring a big change in Pakistan as it will be easy for the people to choose one from the two candidates.

Nice article! One thing I like to add up here is that in multi party politics one doesn't afford to have hard or taut lines otherwise the situation becomes as of N league right now. Optimizing the behaviors is pre requisite for a leader in this globalized automated world. Further, PTI is failing to impress again and again by not contesting the elections. In an interview, Mohtarama BB answered a question about her biggest mistake in politics and she replied that "not contesting the 85 elections and consequently we lost Punjab and still PPP is facing the consequences". I wonder that how IK, PTI and their blind followers assume a clean sweep victory?

Media made leaders fly soon

A drawing room analysis...

A good drawing room analysis....

Dear Author - We would have been better served as readers if you had done a comparative analysis of the other leaders using the same critera. Can you do that in your next article?

wonderful!... can you shed some light on "leadership" please? I'm sure you've been a leader all your life, having achieved more than petty things like a world cup victory, a cancer hospital that everyone dissed as unviable, a university that no-one thought would survive in the wilderness, and a setting up a democratic political party from scratch in this land of equal opportunity and fairness. you are a phd scholar, so you SURELY must know better about leadership than imran...

@Author: The 4 Presidential styles described by Berber, in The Pulse of Politics arrived at by answering the question related to 2 attributes:

1) Activity or Passivity

How much energy does a president invest in his presidency?

2) Positiveness or Negativeness toward the job of president

Does the president enjoy his job? Does he enjoy exercising power? Does the job make him sad or discouraged?

Ofcourse Imran is still not the premier of the country and we will find out in due course whether he does become one. But if we use this framework to classify his leadership style, then he would come across As Active answer to question 1 and by your own admission as Positive in answer to question 2. Thus his type would be Active Positive.

@Falcon: I think the contradiction that you pointed to in question one arises as the author has misclassified Imran's leadership style.

Inherently all 4 types of PResidents have been successful in US, so unlike what the name might suggest a Passive Negative President was not necessarily worse for the country than an Active Positive President, it depended on what the times called for. One of the most famous Passive Negative Presidents in fact was George Washington (note this is his classification as a President in the book, not as a leader because as a leader of the army ofcourse he was certainly not Passive).

PTI Zindabaad I will definitely vote for him and ensure that everyone i know votes for him. Sick of all other fraud parties and fake leaders Imran is the only true leader

Fair assessment. Two things I would like to disagree with. One, I dont believe Imran flip flops on national and international issues. If anything, he has an inflexible view of things which does not change with changing circumstances. The "flip flop" accusation is only propraganda from his distractors. Secondly, the concept that PTI will divide the right wing vote and benefit PPP is wrong. More disgruntled PPP/ANP supporters have moved across to PTI than PML-N. You can see that clearly in the numbers. PTI is actually breaking the division of right/left wing as its ideology is not based on these principles.

This is very balanced written article and a true picture for PTI and Imran khan to know the realty before time and manage deficiency accordingly.

But as usual, what I believe, Imran and their immature youth will react badly on it and will never realize their faults to counter the competition.

I was struggling to understand the term "arm-chair analyst" but now I do. Thanks for explaining THAT, although you didnt intend to.

So you are suggesting he should go for same traditional politics and get land lords as cadidates. What Imran is trying to do is change the face of polictics in Karachi. And this is why people will vote for him. In sha Allah

term paper on imran khan? err

A poorly written article with dearth of analytical thinking, could have been better as a blog post !!

PTI has lost momentum, Tsunami has become Badnami.

Deccribing personalities, the wrier quotes four types: 1)active-positive; 2)active-negative; 3)passive-positive and 4) passive-negative, and places Imran Khan in the active-negative type - stating further that this type of personality little enjoys its work and has very low self-esteem, but Imran is opposite: he derives much enjoyment from his work and has a high sense of self-esteem. To me, that makes his classification rather dubious. In any case, it is rather too broad, to be meaningful.

I think traits of a good leader, compiled by Santa Clara Univesity and th Tom Peters Group, detailed below, are a better guide:

Honesty, competent, forward-looking, inspiring, intelligent, fair-minded, broad-minded, courageous, straightforward, imaginative.

Judging our 'prominent' leaders who are ruling the country at present, and/or have done so in the past, we find that nearly all of them fail miserably on the very first count, making them unfit even to sit the test

The second conclusion would be that Imran Khan is well qualified to sit the test, and hopefully, pass it with honours.

So you begin with Imran to get a personality check, then do the typical "electables in the party" attack. When he gets electables the whole of pakistan whines about them being the old guard, when he gets new the whole of pakistan whines that they are not experienced. So what the heck do you want. People leave his party because he is doing what a democratic party is suppose to do have elections and have people stand on merit. Its obvious those that left want things on a silver platter, like they are entitled to it. Imran has done a fine job if his personality was a problem then his accomplishments would have been colossal failures. These are perhaps the oldest arguments I have read, back when he hadn't done the lahore jalsa. Think of some better critiques professor.

Simply useless!

Well, nobody is perfect and all the people cannot agree at one point. It is the scheme of world. You have described the Khan’s personality in somewhat accurate way but you have not at all given him a reasonable credit for his qualities of inspiring and dragging the youngsters and middle and upper-middle class in the political process. . He is also trying to establish his party on democratic basis. It is not only beneficial for PTI but for the rest of the parties and for the political process too. Khan has given a new life to political activities in Pakistan. At the moment we cannot expect that Khan sweeps in the upcoming elections and will make government (because his party is just taking start). People raise objections then why he makes big assertions? He can make, because he thinks he would do all these, and he has courage, strength and belief upon him. I believe that at the end of the day if he remains (he will be) successful in establishing a strong political party it will be a great success and it will destroy the corrupt culture and change the spoil system. It is called “Tsunami of Insaf” .

In my view a leader is one who can change wrong perceptions deep instilled in nation's psychie.If one fails to do so, is not worth calling a leader..A nation like Pakistan has its vast share of wrong perceptions created by establishments.May it be a stand on religion and state.nuclear weapons. programs and it implications on Pakistan economy kashmir at any cost,secular constitution is a threat to religion idealogy of Pakistan is a glory for Pakistan, Huge army is the need of Pakistan,politicians are corrupt therefore army's intervention is fair. etc etc.IK has done nothing but to ride on these perceptions to make his way into politics. IK is not leading the nation but following the nation.He is not a leader.It needs vision and courage he has none.

A nice scientific analysis of the subject. Thanks ET for this pragmatic Op Ed. There are a couple of points that I would add here. While the captain of cricket team IK was not famous for his democratic style or popularity among the players. He has been a lifelong leader of his own party. The real leaders emerge at a younger age and do not bloom after retirement age. The raw talent and character is built early in life as the Op Ed suggests. The great leaders do not continue to make wrong decisions in their own lives till late. All the leaders of Pakistan and India who have won the independence were known for a successful career in law and not banking on other people's money all their lives. From Mr. Jinnah to ZAB they had the answer to the question what have you done for making a living? They were a political legend even in their 30's and 40's. Their source of power was the poor masses of the country not well to do living outside the country.

Ok, another one here. Except the theoretical first paragraph everything has been repeated in every other column about Imran. Nothing new. By the way, those who left his party due to him being arrogant, infelxible, mostly did not join any other party. There are no better options. We've been dealing with flexible and corrupt politicians for too long now. Maybe honest and inflexible is the way to go now. Fingers crossed and prayers with him.

Few things: 1. I don't get how a person could be pessimistic and be pre-occupied with 'I am succeeding' and also have a high self-esteem. The first two attributes are contradictory. 2. Most of the people didn't leave because of him they left because of the insecurity that comes with influx of new people and that they might not get an easy ticket after inter-party elections. Ask PTI insiders and you will get the answers. 3. You are making an assumption of PPP vs. anti-PPP electoral patterns. You have to also consider anti-incumbency sentiments and the fact that Pakistani voter doesn't like to waste his vote. So, that means the battle will be actually between pro-PMLN and anti-PMLN vote and most of PPP voters will fall in the lap of PTI.

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Imran Khan: From Cricket Legend to Inspirational Leader of Pakistan

By Matt Harris

Depending on your age, you’re likely to view Imran Khan in one of two ways: For the younger generation, he’s the new Prime Minister of Pakistan and the leader of the ruling PTI party. As such, his job is to steer the country both politically and economically.

For those whose memories stretch back a little longer, there are fond recollections of Imran Khan on the sports field. As a world class international cricketer, Imran Khan was an inspirational leader of the Pakistani national team and he’ll be certainly using those same inspiring qualities in his current role.

Path to Rule

Imran Khan’s cricketing career ended in 1992 and he soon turned an interest in national politics into an active concern. Four years later, in 1996, he founded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and installed himself as its leader. Commonly abbreviated to PTI, the title literally translates as Pakistan Movement for Justice.

Progression was solid for Imran: In 2002 he battled for a seat in Pakistan’s National Assembly and served in the region of Mianwali until 2007. By 2013, things had changed dramatically and as he was voted into parliament once again, Imran Khan’s PTI party had become the second largest in the country. The route to power had therefore been paved and by 2018, Imran became the nation’s Prime Minister. In terms of politics, it was a rapid rise but it’s not likely to have taken the man himself by surprise.

Finest Moment

Imran’s career statistics show that he was among the best all-rounders in world cricket to have ever played the game. The former Pakistani skipper played at a time when cricket gave us the likes of Ian Botham, Kapil Dev and Sir Richard Hadlee but for many, Imran was at the top of that particular tree.

In 88 test matches for Pakistan, Imran averaged a respectable 37.69 with the bat and returned six centuries but it was his exploits with the ball that made him a fearsome competitor. In those same 88 tests, he took 362 wickets with a best of 8/58 and a highly impressive average of 22.81. His individual stats in ODI (One Day International) cricket were comparable but Imran Khan will be remembered mainly for his leadership of that mercurial Pakistani side of the 1980s and early 1990s.

His respected captaincy of this team culminated in what many still feel to be Pakistan’s finest moment on the cricket field. The 1992 World Cup started slowly for Imran’s team and had it not been for a weather intervention, they are likely to have been eliminated ahead of the knockout stages. As the tournament developed, however, they gathered momentum and made it all the way to the final where they faced old rivals England.

England started the match as favourites and with Pakistan in trouble at 24/2, it looked as if they would deliver on their perceived greater quality. But it was Imran Khan who turned the game around, scoring 72 from 110 balls as Pakistan posted a target of 249/6.

Imran only took one wicket with the ball and was quite expensive but it was perhaps surprising that he didn’t earn the Man of the Match award. That accolade went to Wasim Akram as his side won by 22 runs but for many, it was Imran’s batting by example and his inspirational leadership that saw Pakistan take their first ever World Title in the 50 over format.

Key Qualities

For those of us who watched the Pakistani cricket teams of the 1970’s, 80s and 90s from afar, we felt that there was huge talent in the side. There were also some volatile times and the team liked nothing better than to excel against true rivals such as England and Australia.

Through it all, it seemed at the time as though Imran Khan was in full control of his emotions: He could be extremely passionate when required but also displayed essential calmness while others around him were losing their focus. From a distance, they would seem to be ideal qualities for anyone pursuing a political career and together with his natural charisma, Imran is using them to drive Pakistan forward during an important period in their history.

Recently, Prime Minister Khan had been meeting with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. Among the many items on the agenda is the Saudis’ ongoing relationship within the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project . So far, Saudi Arabia are committed to Pakistan they announcing the building a multi billion dollar oil city in the strategic port of Gwadar and are therefore heavily invested in the region. Prime Minister Khan has the country behind him and if persuasive personalities can play a part in modern day politics, the relationship with the Saudis and the future of Pakistan should be highly productive one.

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• Essay on Favourite Personality

500 Words Essay On Favourite Personality

There are a lot of people all over the world who have achieved greatness and people look up to them. Many celebrities, leaders and artists serve as inspiration for a lot of people. Thus, everyone has a favourite personality whom they admire. In most cases, it is usually a well-known person. But, for me, my favourite personality is not someone famous throughout the world, but famous in our family, my father .

My Father- My Favourite Personality

I used to look up to celebrities growing up and many of them were my role models. But, as I got older, I realized that my favourite personality is right in front of me. My father with whom I live, eat and sleep.

He is the one who has helped me become a better human being. Moreover, my father is the one I thank for my healthy and protected life. My father is a kind man who is very polite. He always likes helping out others.

Moreover, he also teaches us good manners and helps us feel grateful for all we have. As he is very polite, my neighbours also love him. He knows how to make others feel comfortable.

Most importantly, my father always helps out those in need. He will go out of his way to help strangers when they need it. As he is a God-fearing person, I have learned to have faith in my father.

My father is the pillar of my family . He holds us together and makes us strong. I have always seen him sort everything out between us members if we ever get into a fight. He does not show any biases to anyone but loves everyone equally.

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What Makes My Father a Great Personality

I have realized that you don’t have to be super famous to have a great personality. You can be an ordinary person and still have the greatest personality. My father is a great personality as he considers everyone’s feelings in my family.

He makes us feel equally important and takes the advice of every one of us, no matter the age. He follows the simplest of rules and never refuses those who come seeking help at our door.

My father has a soft heart and that is something I strive to have. He does not raise his voice ever and treats everyone with kindness. In addition, my father is a unique personality who serves as a good citizen too.

He never ever breaks any laws or rules. Also, my father never spoils us by buying unnecessary things. He makes sure we learn the value of things so that we turn out to be humble people.

Conclusion of Essay on My Favourite Personality

All in all, my father is like a guide who cares about his family. His personality makes me admire and respect him the most. He acts like a friend and as a parent when he needs to. To conclude, my father is my favourite personality and my biggest support.

FAQ on Essay on Favourite Personality

Question 1: What is meant by favourite personality?

Answer 1: A favourite personality is someone whom you like in a special way for who they are and how they carry themselves.

Question 2: Why are fathers the most influential person in our lives?

Answer 2: Fathers acts as our parent as well as a friend . They push us to do better no matter what happens and always guide us on the right path to help us succeed.

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Essay on My Favourite Personality

Everyone has someone they admire and look up to—a favorite personality. In this essay, I’ll share why my favorite personality is so special to me and how they inspire admiration and respect.

My Favorite Personality: A Role Model

My favorite personality is Dr. Jane Goodall, a renowned primatologist and conservationist. Dr. Goodall’s life and work have left an indelible mark on the world, inspiring countless individuals, including me, to care for animals, nature, and each other.

Early Life and Passion

Dr. Goodall was born in London in 1934. From a young age, she had a deep love for animals and a burning desire to study them in the wild. Her passion for understanding chimpanzees and their behavior led her to Tanzania, where she embarked on her groundbreaking research.

Pioneering Research

In 1960, Dr. Goodall began her legendary study of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park. Her observations challenged the scientific community’s understanding of primates. She discovered that chimpanzees used tools, had complex social structures, and displayed emotions, much like humans.

Advocacy and Conservation

Dr. Goodall didn’t stop at research; she became a tireless advocate for wildlife conservation. She founded the Jane Goodall Institute, dedicated to protecting chimpanzees and their habitats. Her institute’s programs have positively impacted communities, conservation efforts, and education worldwide.

Message of Hope

Dr. Goodall’s message is one of hope and empowerment. She believes that each person can make a difference in the world. Her Roots & Shoots program encourages young people to take action for a better planet, inspiring countless individuals to become environmental stewards.

Honors and Awards

Dr. Goodall’s contributions have earned her numerous honors and awards, including the Kyoto Prize and the Templeton Prize. These accolades reflect the global recognition of her dedication to science, conservation, and humanity.

Expert Opinions

Primatologist Frans de Waal noted, “Jane has done something I thought was almost impossible. She has done field research that is both very deep and very wide.” Dr. Goodall’s meticulous research and dedication to primatology have earned the respect of her peers.

Personal Inspiration

Dr. Goodall’s story has deeply inspired me. Her determination to pursue her dreams, her love for animals, and her commitment to making the world a better place are qualities I admire. She shows that with passion and persistence, we can achieve our goals and create positive change.

Global Impact

Dr. Goodall’s work has a global impact. Her research has informed conservation efforts, her advocacy has influenced policies, and her educational programs have empowered countless individuals to take action for the environment.

Conclusion of Essay on My Favourite Personality

In conclusion, Dr. Jane Goodall is my favorite personality because of her remarkable contributions to science, conservation, and humanity. Her pioneering research, advocacy, and inspirational message have left an enduring legacy. Dr. Goodall’s life shows us that with passion, dedication, and a love for the world around us, we can make a meaningful difference. She continues to inspire me and countless others to care for the planet and all its inhabitants. Dr. Goodall is not only a favorite personality but also a role model and a source of hope for a better future.

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