# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wasim-akram
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:44:21.624Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/wasim-akram"
name: "Wasim Akram"
slug: "wasim-akram"
description: "Wasim Akram is a Pakistani cricket commentator, coach, and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Akram is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He is often revered as The Sultan of Swing.\nIn October 2013, Wasim Akram was the only Pakistani cricketer to be named in an all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As captain, he led Pakistan to the finals of the 1999 Cricket World Cup, where they lost to Australia by 8 wickets. He was a part of the Pakistani squad which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup."
tagline: "Pakistani cricketer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wasim-akram-gesf-2018-7878.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1966-06-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump