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| Born | 11 September 1941 Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, British India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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