Maria Toorpakay Wazir

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1990 –

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Who is Maria Toorpakay Wazir?

Maria Toorpakay Wazir is a professional Pakistani squash player from South Waziristan.

She is currently ranked 54th in the world, and is Pakistan No. 1. She is one of three Pakistani women in the top 200. Maria turned pro in 2006.

In early August 2007 she was given the Salaam Pakistan Award by the President of Pakistan, alongside tennis player Aisam Ul Haq Qureshi and footballer Muhammad Essa.

In late August 2007, aged just 16, she missed out on making her maiden appearance in a WISPA World Tour final after losing a five-game semi-final thriller in the POF WISPA Wah Cantt Open at the Jahangir Khan Squash Complex in the Punjab city of Wah Cantt in Pakistan. She was nominated as WISPA Young Player of the Year 2007.

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Born
Nov 22, 1990
South Waziristan
Nationality
  • Pakistan

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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