Rubab Khan (Shoaib Akhtar’s

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rubab Khan

• Rubab Khan is the wife of the former Pakistani fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar.

• Rubab Khan was born to a rich businessman of Haripur district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

• She completed her intermediate level of education from Abbottabad.

• In 2013, Rubab Khan’s father, Mushtaq Khan met Shoaib Akhtar at Hajj (an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia). Shoaib Akhtar asked Mushtaq Khan’s wife to find a suitable girl for him to whom he may marry. Later, families of both Rubab and Shoib met in Pakistan and fixed their marriage.

• The couple tied the knot in a secretive Islamic style wedding ceremony in Haripur. Only a handful of people attended their marriage.

• Ruban Khan was 21 years old when she got married to 38-year-old Shoaib Akhtar.

• Ruban Khan enjoys a private life. She keeps herself away from public life.

• People often request Shoaib Akhtar to share pictures of his wife, Rubab Khan, and his younger son; however, he wants to keep his family out of the limelight.