In the December 2025 Bondi Beach attack, the gunman Sajid Akram (father of Naveed Akram) was originally from which country?

Correct answer: India. Police said Sajid Akram was an Indian citizen from Hyderabad who had left India about 27 years earlier.

Background: The attack took place on 14 December 2025 at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Sydney.

• Pakistan: Officials rejected any Pakistan link to the attackers.
• Morocco: Morocco was not the attacker’s country of origin.
• USA: The USA was not the attacker’s country of origin.

Did you know? His son Naveed Akram was an Australian citizen.

Memory trick: Sajid Akram = Hyderabad, India.