{{short description|Pakistan cricket umpire}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Saleema Imtiaz | image = | female = true | country = Pakistan | fullname = Saleema Imtiaz | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | batting = | role = [[Umpire (cricket)|Umpire]] | family = [[Kainat Imtiaz]] (daughter) | umpire = true | t20isumpired = | umpt20idebutyr = | umpt20ilastyr = | wodisumpired = 5 | umpwodidebutyr = 2025 | umpwodilastyr = | wt20isumpired = 32 | umpwt20idebutyr = 2022 | umpwt20ilastyr = 2026 | date = 15 September 2024 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/572784.html Cricinfo }} '''Saleema Imtiaz''' (born 18 December 1971) is an international [[cricket]] [[Umpire (cricket)|umpire]] from Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/8731-mother-daughter-duo-kainat-saleema-inspirational-story.html |title=Inspiring journey of Mother-daughter duo Kainat Imtiaz and Saleema Imtiaz |access-date=15 September 2024 |work=Female Cricket}}</ref> In October 2022, she stood in matches in the [[2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-s-asia-cup-saleem-imtiaz-kainats-mother-makes-her-international-debut-1337898 |title='After the first ball, I became confident' - Saleema Imtiaz, Kainat's mother, makes her international debut |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref> On 15 September 2024, she was added to the [[Development Panel of ICC Umpires]] and became Pakistan's first woman umpire on ICC Development Panel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/saleema-imtiaz-kainat-s-mother-becomes-pakistan-s-first-woman-umpire-on-icc-international-development-panel-1451151 |title=Saleema Imtiaz becomes Pakistan's first woman umpire on ICC International Development Panel |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/564300-saleema-imtiaz-becomes-first-pakistani-woman-umpire-on-iccs-development-panel |title=Saleema Imtiaz nominated as first Pakistani woman umpire on ICC's development panel |work=Geo News |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/saleema-imtiaz-breaks-new-ground-as-pakistan-s-first-woman-umpire-on-icc-international-development-p.html |title=Saleema Imtiaz breaks new ground as Pakistan's first woman umpire on ICC International Development Panel |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref>

[[Pakistan women's national cricket team|Pakistan women's national team]] [[all-rounder]] [[Kainat Imtiaz]] is her daughter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inspiring journey of Mother-daughter duo Kainat Imtiaz and Saleema Imtiaz |url=https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/8731-mother-daughter-duo-kainat-saleema-inspirational-story.html |access-date=30 September 2025 |work=Female Cricket}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Player Profile: Saleema Imtiaz |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/saleema-imtiaz-572784 |access-date=30 September 2025 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Umpiring career== Saleema Imtiaz began her umpiring career with the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB) women's umpires panel in 2008. She made her international debut as an umpire in the [[India women's national cricket team|India]] v [[Sri Lanka women's national cricket team|Sri Lank]] match in the [[2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/mother-daughter-duo-represents-pakistan-in-women-s-asia-cup-2022-in-sylhet-2007325-2022-10-02 |title=Mother-Daughter duo represents Pakistan in Women's Asia Cup 2022 in Sylhet |work=India Today |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportstiger.com/news/kainat-imtiazs-mother-officiates-her-first-international-match-pcb-shares-her-journey |title=Pakistan cricketer Kainat Imtiaz’s mother officiates her first international match, PCB shares her journey |work=Sport Tiger |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref> She has also officiated in many events of the [[Asian Cricket Council]] (ACC) such as the [[2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup]] and the [[2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup]] in [[Hong Kong]]. She was also part of the umpiring panel for the [[2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup]] in Kuala Lumpur.

==See also== * [[List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires]]

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==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=572784}}

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