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Wasim Akram's First Wife Died in India, Plunged into Depression Before Marrying Woman 17 Years Younger
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News18•14-10-2026, 12:55
Wasim Akram's First Wife Died in India, Plunged into Depression Before Marrying Woman 17 Years Younger
- •Former Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram's personal life witnessed immense tragedy with the sudden death of his first wife.
- •Wasim married psychologist Huma Mufti in 1995, and the couple had two sons together, Taimur and Akbar.
- •In October 2009, while traveling to Singapore for treatment, Huma suffered a heart attack during a refuelling stop in Chennai and passed away in India.
- •The devastating loss left Akram completely shattered and struggling with depression and drug addiction.
- •During a tour to Australia in 2011, he met Shaniera Thompson, whom he eventually married in 2013.
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Huma Mufti fell ill with a high fever and was being flown via air ambulance to Singapore for medical treatment when she suffered a heart attack during a refueling stop in Chennai, India, ultimately passing away on October 25, 2009.
Wasim Akram met Shaniera Thompson in Melbourne, Australia, in 2011 while visiting as a cricket commentator.
Huma Mufti was a psychologist who worked as a psychological advisor to the Pakistan cricket team from 1991 to 1994, and she married Wasim Akram in Lahore in 1995.
