Former Pakistan cricketer Moin Khan’s son Owais ties the knot with actress Mariam Ansari

A number of celebrities, including Naveed Rana, Hania Aamir, and Faysal Qureshi were part of the big day.

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury

Updated - 09 Feb 2021, 13:03 IST

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Former Pakistan cricketer Moin Khan’s son Owais Khan entered the wedlock with Mariam Ansari, a popular actor in the Pakistan film industry. Ansari is a 24-year-old, who’s born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. But she moved to Pakistan when she was nine years old. She worked in theatres and acted in three films. Ansari has also featured in a number of television shows in the last seven years.

She and Owais have been in a relationship for quite a while. The couple has been treating their fans and supporters with videos from their wedding on their Instagram stories. A number of celebrities, including Naveed Rana, Hania Aamir, and Faysal Qureshi were part of the big day. Interestingly, Aamir featured in the theme song of Peshawar Zalmi for the 2020 Pakistan Super League.

Moin Khan welcomes her daughter-in-law

Going by reports in ARY News, the nikkah took place in Karachi over the weekend, but the baraat and valima are scheduled to take place for December 2021. Sarfaraz Ahmed, the former Pakistan cricket captain, also congratulated them on the auspicious occasion. Moin Khan also welcomed Mariam to their family. He wrote, “Welcome to the Khan family Mariam.”

Moin Khan, during his playing days, was known as one of the chirpiest cricketers behind the stumps for Pakistan. He used to at the batsmen and motivated his bowlers to get wickets. He was a busy as a batsman as well and hardly turned down chances of getting singles and doubles, thereby rotating the strike. In his career, he played 69 Tests and 219 ODIs.

In those matches, he amassed over 6,000 runs with four tons and 27 half-centuries to show for his efforts. Khan also played five T20s in his short career in the format. His last international match was against India way back in 2004 in the Faisalabad Test. He last played any form of cricket back in 2015 for the Sachin’s Blasters against Warne’s Warriors in Los Angeles.

In the meantime, Azam Khan, another of Moin’s children, is busy finding his feet at the highest level. He was a part of Quetta Gladiators in PSL 2020 and recently played for Galle Gladiators in the 2020 Lanka Premier League where his father was the head coach.

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