Samiya Arzoo: All You Should Know About Pak Cricketer Hasan Ali’s Indian Wife

Samiya Arzoo, the wife of Pakistani cricketer Hasan Ali who dropped an important catch in Thursday’s T20 World Cup semis match with New Zealand, has become the target of trolls on the internet. Both Arzoo and her husband are facing merciless abuse, on grounds of both their marriage and religion, against the context of Pakistan’s match loss.

Arzoo hails from Haryana, India, and tied the knot with Ali in 2019 in Dubai, where she presently works. She is trained as an aeronautical engineer. They became parents to a daughter earlier this year. Arzoo’s father formerly held a position with the Haryana government, according to reports.

A section of social media users is alleging the New Zealand-Pakistan match, which was the deciding game for whether the latter team would play the finals, was “fixed” citing Arzoo’s identity as an Indian. Memes and attacks are flooding Twitter, where Arzoo and Ali are suggestively being blamed for the loss.

Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali bid goodbye to bachelorhood in style as he got married to Indian national Shamia Arzoo in a glittering ceremony in Dubai on Tuesday. Hasan Ali became fourth Pakistani cricketer to marry an Indian girl after Zaheer Abbas, Mohsin Khan and Shoaib Malik. Malik had married Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza in April 2010. Even before Hasn Ali’s wedding ceremony took place on Tuesday in Dubai, various photos and videos went viral on social media where Hasan Ali could be seen participating in the rituals. Hasan Ali’s wife Shamia resides in Mewat, a district in the state of Haryana, met him during a random dinner in Dubai. Impressed with her honesty, Hasan Ali courted Shamia and sent a marriage proposal to her, which was duly accepted.

Who is Hassan Ali’s Wife?

Pakistani fast bowler Hassan Ali is married to Samia Arzoo. The duo tied the knot on August 20, 2019, at Dubai’s Atlanta Palm Hotel. Their first child was born on 6th April 2021.

Hasan Ali is the fourth Pakistani cricketer to marry an Indian-based girl after Zaheer Abbas, Mohsin Khan and Shoaib Malik. 

How did Hassan Ali and Samiya Arzoo meet?

It is known that the couple met each other through a close and common friend in Dubai. 

Hassan Ali is a Pakistani cricketer and fast bowler who was born on 2 July 1994 in Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Pakistan. Hasan made his first-class debut for Sialkot in October 2013. Hasan Ali made his first appearance for Pakistan in international cricket when he made his ODI debut against Ireland on 18th August 2016. Subsequently, the right-arm pacer made his T20I debut on 7th September 2016 against England. He made his Test debut against West Indies on 10th May 2017.

Hasan has featured for Pakistan in 19 Tests, 58 ODIs and 49 T20Is, picking up 74, 89 and 60 wickets respectively.

Is Samiya Arzoo an Indian?

Samia Arzoo was born on September 15, 1995 at Chandeni Village, Nuh District, also known as Mewat in Haryana. She studied at the Manav Rachna University in Faridabad, India where she secured a B.Tech degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

She is also known to have studied in England. After having completed her graduation, Shamia started working as an Air Hostess at Jet Airways. Post her stint with Jet Airways, she started working with Emirates Airlines as a flight engineer in Dubai, where she has been working for quite a few years now.

She lives in Dubai since since 2017 while her family stays in Faridabad, India.