Abid Ali Biography

Abid Ali (actor)

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Abid Ali

Born Abid Ali

1952 (age 66–67)

Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan

Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Relatives Iman Ali (daughter)

Abid Ali (born 1952) is a Pakistani actor, director and producer, who has acted in numerous television and film productions in Pakistan but is best known for his role as Dilawar in the PTV classic drama Waris (1979)

Family

From his former marriage to actress and singer Humaira Ali (née Chaudhry),[1] he has three daughters, including the supermodel-turned-actress Iman Ali as well as the actress and singer Rahma Ali.[2]

Early life and career

Born and educated in Quetta, Abid Ali was attracted to the arts from early on, writing stories and painting in his childhood and teenage years, and first entered Radio Pakistan before going to Lahore after some struggle and launching his successful TV career with PTV's drama serial Jhok Sial in 1973.[3]

He launched himself as a director and producer with the 1993-hit drama Dasht, also the first private production for Pakistan, while the same year, for PTV this time, he directed the drama Doosra Aasman, the first drama shot abroad, followed by other projects for many channels, including Saheli in 2007, or Massi aur Malka, a family based-drama, in 2009, usully acting in these serials as well.