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    Farouk Engineer

    India's greatest wicketkeeper-batsman of 1960s-70s, flamboyant opening batsman

    🎨 Colour: Yellow💎 Stone: Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj)📅 Day: Thursday🔢 Number: 3, 12, 21🧭 Direction: North East⚙️ Metal: Gold🃏 Tarot: The Moon

    With the Sun in Pisces (Western) and the Moon in Dhanu (Vedic Rashi), Farouk Engineer combines the water energy of Pisces with the agni (fire) depth of Dhanu, ruled by Guru (गुरु). Their Life Path 3 — the The Creative — guided by Jupiter, brings expressive, optimistic, social, and artistic. natural commun to everything they do.

    About Farouk Engineer

    Farokh Maneksha Engineer is celebrated as India’s legendary wicketkeeper and batsman who anchored the nation's historic first Test series victory in England in 1971. Born in Bombay in 1938 into a Parsi family, he developed his fearless batting style in competitive collegiate and local club cricket. Between 1961 and 1975, Engineer represented India in forty-six Test matches, amassing 2,611 runs and completing eighty-two dismissals against elite international bowling. In 1967, he famously dismantled a fiery West Indies pace attack in Madras, smashing ninety-four runs before lunch on the opening day. He proved indispensable during the 1971 Oval Test, hitting resilient scores of fifty-nine and twenty-eight not out to secure India's unforgettable overseas breakthrough. Engineer also flourished overseas for English county Lancashire, claiming multiple domestic one-day titles and winning over generations of supporters. As an exceptionally dashing athlete, he famously became the very first Indian Brylcreem endorser. His lasting legacy endures as the spirited trailblazer who redefined the wicketkeeper's role into an aggressive, match-winning force.

    Based on publicly available information.

    Farouk Engineer — Birthday & Personal Facts

    Full NameFarouk Engineer
    ProfessionCricketer
    NationalityIndian
    Date of BirthFebruary 25, 1938
    Age88 years old
    Chinese Zodiac🐅 Earth Tiger
    Sun sign (Western)♓ Pisces
    Moon sign (Rashi)Dhanu
    NakshatraMula or Purva Ashadha (depends on birth time)
    Life Path Number3 — The Creative
    🌙Vedic birth chart & birth timeBirth time: not on record

    A genuine Vedic Kundli for Farouk Engineer would need their exact birth time and place, and those are not in the public record. The Ascendant (Lagna), house placements, Nakshatra and Dasha timeline all change with just a few minutes' difference — so we don't invent a time or quietly default to noon. This profile therefore shows only what the birth date can honestly support: Sun sign, Moon sign (Rashi), Chinese zodiac and Life Path.

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    🎂 Birthday RarityCommon
    10celebrities share this birthday

    10 famous celebrities and notable people in our database were born on February 25. That makes it a common birthday.

    Rarity percentile: 31%

    Astrological Profile

    Pisces ♓ — The Water Sign

    Pisces is the most empathetic and spiritually attuned sign. Ruled by Neptune, they live with one foot in the material world and one in the realm of spirit. Their creativity and compassion are boundless gifts to the world.

    Strengths

    CompassionateArtisticIntuitiveGentleWise

    Challenges

    FearfulOverly trustingSadDesire to escape reality
    Lucky Colour
    Sea Green
    Lucky Stone
    Aquamarine
    Lucky Day
    Thursday
    Lucky Numbers
    3, 9, 12
    🃏 Tarot Card: The Moon
    Illusion, fear, the subconscious, and depth of imagination

    Compatibility

    ✓ Cancer✓ Scorpio✓ Taurus
    ✗ Gemini✗ Sagittarius

    Career: Born artists and healers who excel in music, film, writing, medicine, and spiritual service. Extraordinary empathy allows connection at a level other signs cannot reach.

    Farouk Engineer's Age on Other Planets

    PlanetAge (planet years)Orbit (Earth years)
    ☿ Mercury3680.2
    ♀ Venus1440.6
    ♂ Mars471.9
    ♃ Jupiter711.9
    ♄ Saturn329.4
    ♅ Uranus184
    ♆ Neptune0164.8

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    Frequently Asked Questions About Farouk Engineer

    When is Farouk Engineer's birthday?

    Farouk Engineer was born on February 25, 1938.

    How old is Farouk Engineer?

    Farouk Engineer is 88 years old.

    What is Farouk Engineer's zodiac sign?

    Farouk Engineer's Western zodiac (Sun) sign is Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20), an element of Water ruled by Neptune.

    What is Farouk Engineer's Moon sign (Rashi)?

    Farouk Engineer's Moon sign (Vedic Rashi) is Dhanu: the sidereal Moon stayed in Dhanu for the whole of February 25, 1938, so it does not depend on the birth time. This is different from the Western Sun sign (Pisces).

    What is Farouk Engineer's Chinese zodiac sign?

    Farouk Engineer was born in the Year of the Tiger (Earth Tiger) — Brave, confident, competitive.

    What is Farouk Engineer known for?

    Farouk Engineer is an Indian cricketer known for: India's greatest wicketkeeper-batsman of 1960s-70s, flamboyant opening batsman

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