Mieshka Aysen: 10 Facts On Bjorn Fortuin Wife and Family

On April 25, 2021, Fortuin and his wife, Mieshka Aysen, got married. The celebration took place on April 25, 2021, in the evening following the observance of the day’s fast.

According to a Fortuin Instagram post, he took his Shahada during the blessed month of Ramadan and picked the name Imaad.

The young pair is to be commended for converting to Islam during the holy month of Ramadan, according to Tabraiz Shamsi’s wife, who shared the photo of Bjorn with his wife.

After medium bowler Wayne Parnell, he is the second cricketer from South Africa to convert to Islam. Parnell accepted the faith in 2011. He later changed his name to Waleed but kept the name Wayne. He was included in the South Africa One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England in January 2020.

1. Bjorn Fortuin is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler from South Africa who can also hit some good shots with the bat and has been effective with the ball in all his games in international cricket.
2. On October 17, 2013, Fortuin made his first-class debut for North West in the CSA Provincial Three-day Competition. He failed to get a wicket with the ball in either of his two innings, making a poor debut.
3. He continued to bowl for his school and high school but never decided to train for the sport to fully support his family financially.
4. Bjorn was chosen for the national cricket team in 2019 due to his outstanding performances and strong potential to take many wickets. In the T20 series against India in 2019, he made his debut in the T20 format.
5. Bjorn will be a national cricket team member for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which was revealed in 2021.
6. Bjorn studied law while competing for his college in regional competitions. He worked while he was a scholar student to support the family financially. He was granted the chance to play for the North West Cricket Team while obtaining a law degree.
7. Fortuin has taken 122 wickets from his 60 List-A games and 70 doors from his 47 First-class games and has been awarded for his accomplishments. His T20 stats are similarly impressive, with 94 entries from 82 games.
8. The left-arm spinner was also the leading wicket-taker in the 2018-19 CSA T20 Tournament with 15 wickets in his ten games and was also named the season’s player by Cricket South Africa (CSA) in August 2019.
9. In August 2017, he was part of the Durban Qalandars team in the first edition of the T20 Global League, but the tournament was later canceled in November 2018.
10. After marrying his longtime partner Mieshke Aysen, Bjorn said he would start practicing Islam and took the name Imaad.