The ARY Film Award for International Icon of the Year is one of the ARY Film Awards of Honorary presented annually by the

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(Male or Female) working outside Pakistan.

Prestige

International Icon Award is considered to be one of the most honorable award. International Icons are Pakistani actors working in film industry other than

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. They work outside Pakistan and give a massage to the whole word that Pakistanis can be a symbol of excellence anywhere in this world. Representing one's country in the outer word is also a way of expressing one's love for the country. In this way International Icon Award is a symbol of Patriotism. International icons work outside Pakistan to show their talent to them and make the world feel their need. As they have a lot of fans and respect outside Pakistan, they became inspiration for juniors in their field.

Selection System

International Icons have been awarded since 2014 when

ARY Film Awards The ARY Film Awards ( ur, ), commonly known as The AFA's, is an annual Pakistani awards ceremony honoring the cinematic achievements of film industry. Winners are awarded the golden statue, officially the ARY Film Award of Merit, that is m ...

started. Being a prestigious award, International Icon Award has no nominee system. It is jury choice award.

Winners

International Icon Award was first awarded to

Ali Zafar Ali Zafar ( pa, ; born 18 May 1980) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, model, actor, producer, screenwriter and painter. Zafar started out on Pakistani television before becoming a popular musician. He later also established a career in Bo ...

for his excellent achievement in

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. At

2nd ARY Film Awards The 2nd ARY Film Awards or AFA'16 ceremony, presented by the ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel, sponsored by Tang and L'Oréal, honored the best Pakistani films of 2015 and took place on April 16, 2016, at the Madinat Jumeirah, in Dub ...

Fawad Khan Fawad Afzal Khan ( ur, ) (born 29 November 1981) is a Pakistani actor, producer, screenwriter, model and singer having received several awards including a Filmfare Award, two Lux Style Awards and six Hum Awards. Khan began his acting caree ...

won this award for his excellence and achievement in

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References

External links

ARY Film Awards Official website
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