Gala for snooker player
Reporter: Kevin Richardson
Date published: 30 March 2017
Gala dinner for Oldham snooker player, Hamza Akbar, held at the Werneth suite, Oldham. Pic shows, L/R, Sajid Mahmood, cricket player, Yasmin Qureshi, MP, from Bolton, Hamza Akbar, Oldham snooker player, Naz Shah, MP, from Bradford, Adil Anwar, boxer, Amjad Malik, overseas Pakistani foundation. Back row, from the left, Ikram Butt, ex Pakistan and England rugby player, Mohammed Nisar, organiser of the event.
A GALA dinner was held in honour for Oldham-based snooker professional Hamza Akbar.
The Pakistani, who is gearing up for the World Championships qualifiers in Sheffield, was joined by a host of special guests at the Werneth Suite, Manchester Road, including former Lancashire and England bowler Sajid Mahmood.
Akbar (front, third left) is pictured with Mahmood (left), Yasmin Qureshi, MP, for Bolton South East, Naz Shah, MP, for Bradford West, boxer Adil Anwar and Amjad Malik, of the Overseas Pakistani Foundation. Former rugby league player Ikram Butt (back, left) and event organiser Mohammed Nisar, Akbar's manager.
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