Omar Kureishi
Pakistani writer and cricket commentator
About Omar Kureishi
Lived 1928 – 2005 (aged 76–77). Omar Kureishi was a Pakistani and Indian sports commentator, journalist, writer and public Relations.
Omar Kureishi (1928 – 14 March 2005) was a Pakistani writer. He had also worked in the advertising, aviation and journalism industry, writing for Dawn, The Pakistan Times, Morning News and The Guardian, London. He shared the Test Match Special commentary box during Pakistan's early tours to England and together with Jamsheed Marker, he was a regular voice on the airwaves in Pakistan during the late 1950s and '60s.
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Who was Omar Kureishi?
Pakistani writer and cricket commentator
When was Omar Kureishi born?
Omar Kureishi was born in 1928 in Murree.
When did Omar Kureishi die?
Omar Kureishi died on 14 March 2005 in Karachi.
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Omar Kureishi was a sports commentator, journalist, writer and public Relations.
What nationality was Omar Kureishi?
Omar Kureishi was Pakistani and Indian.
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