Qamar Zaman

Qamar Zaman, born on 11 April 1952 in Quetta, is a former squash player from Pakistan who was one of the leading players of the 1970s and 1980s. His biggest triumph was winning the British Open Squash Championships in 1975, when he beat the defending champion Geoff Hunt in the quarter-finals and his fellow Pakistani Gogi Alauddin in the final. He reached the British Open final four more times and was also runner-up at the World Open four times. He is referred to as The Stroke Master. He came from a squash family, as his father was a tennis and squash professional and his uncle Aftab Jawaid was a notable player, and he received the Pride of Performance award from the President of Pakistan in 1984.