Saleem Akhtar

Raja Saleem Akhtar (Punjabi, Urdu: راجہ سلیم اختر) (8 September 1930 – 22 April 2004) was a Pakistani cricketer who played for Multan and Sargodha.^[1] His sons Wasim Raja and Ramiz Raja played for the Pakistan cricket team, while Zaeem Raja played first-class cricket.

Saleem Akhtar

Personal information
Full name	Raja Saleem Akhtar
Born	(1930-09-08)8 September 1930 Gujranwala, Punjab, British India
Died	22 April 2004(2004-04-22) (aged 73) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak. googly
Relations	Wasim Raja (son) Ramiz Raja (son) Zaeem Raja (son)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1958/59–1959/60	Multan
1961/62–1962/63	Sargodha
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 187 Batting average 10.38 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 63 Balls bowled 586 Wickets 17 Bowling average 18.29 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/34 Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 April 2018

Raja was born in a Punjabi Muslim family. He worked as a civil servant and was a police commissioner.^[2][3]