Wazir Begum: Who Was Gama Pehlwan’s Wife?
Gama married twice and had nine children – five sons and four daughters – during his lifetime. Unfortunately, while he was still living, the greatest Indian wrestler of all time lost all of his sons. Gama was unable to eat for several days after his youngest son Jalaluddin died in 1945. He was heartbroken. Gama…
Gama married twice and had nine children – five sons and four daughters – during his lifetime. Unfortunately, while he was still living, the greatest Indian wrestler of all time lost all of his sons.
Gama was unable to eat for several days after his youngest son Jalaluddin died in 1945. He was heartbroken.
Gama the Great is the all-time best wrestler. “Tiger” and “The Undefeated Wrestler” were his nicknames. His wrestling career spanned more than 50 years. At the time, he had won the Indian World Heavyweight Championship.
Gama was 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed around 110 kg. During his heyday as a wrestling champion, Gama is said to have done 3000 lunges and 5000 push-ups per day.
Wazir Begum: Who Was Gama Pehlwan’s Wife?
Wazir Begum, Gama’s wife, was one of his wives. Gama had a grandchild via her, Kulsoom Nawaz, who married Nawaz Sharif and became Pakistan’s first lady.
Wazir had another granddaughter, Saira Bano, who married another notable figure, Jhara Pehalwan.
