Ahmed Ali Akbar is a

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i actor who primarily works in

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PTV's drama ''Stop Watch''. He guest-starred in 2013 drama film ''

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'' and started his professional acting career in 2014, since then he has appeared in several television series. Akbar is best known for playing the

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Parizaad in

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's popular ''

Parizaad ''Parizaad'' ( ur, , lit=Fairy's child) is a Pakistani television series written by Hashim Nadeem, based on his novel of the same name, directed by Shahzad Kashmiri and produced by Momina Duraid Productions. It first aired on Hum Television f ...

'' in 2021 for which he won several awards including

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for Best Actor - Popular. His other notable works include '' Ehd- E-Wafa'', and ''

Yeh Raha Dil ''Yeh Raha Dil'' ( ur, , lit=Here is the Heart) is a Pakistani drama serial which aired on Hum TV on 13 February 2017, starring Ahmed Ali Akbar, Yumna Zaidi and Anum Ahmed as main leads. It is preceded by ''Sanam'', which finished airing on 21 A ...

''.

Personal life

Ahmed was born in

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i tennis coach Muhammad Ali Akbar. Ali played tennis on a national level before pursuing his film career. He also played cricket and football at club level. At one point he wanted to go into professional cricket but abandoned the option because of

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Career

He marked his television career at the age of thirteen on PTV's drama ''Stop Watch'', after which he was singing for a

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band, the

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-based ''Nafs'' for some ten years before going back into acting on some friend's advice, in a play written by

Osman Khalid Butt Osman Khalid Butt ( ur, ; born 9 February 1986) is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in Diyar-E-Dil , Faaz Ibrahim in Chupke Chupke and Malik Shahzain in E ...

. Ali made his stage debut in 2008 and received critical appraisal for his work. He guest starred in his 2013 debut film ''

'' and started his professional television career in 2014, as a lead actor in the drama ''

Shehr-e-Ajnabi ''Shehr-e-Ajnabi'' () is a Pakistani drama series aired on A Plus Entertainment in the year 2013-2014 and was also selected by Indian channel Zindagi where it aired from 3 February 2016 to 5 March 2016 every Monday to Saturday night 10:20pm. ...

''. He then grabbed one of the leading roles in '' Parchi'', in 2018, which was well received at the box-office. He also directed the stunts for the film. In 2019 he starred in ''

Laal Kabootar ''Laal Kabootar'' ( ur, , lit=Red Pigeon) is a 2019 Pakistani action crime thriller film directed by Kamal Khan, produced by Hania Chima and Kamil Chima, and written by Ali Abbas Naqvi. Taha Malik is the music director while Danial Hyatt, son o ...

'', a crime-thriller movie set in

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, which is also music video director Kamal Khan's first feature film, sharing the screen with

Mansha Pasha Mansha Pasha (Urdu: منشاء پاشا; born October 19, 1987) is a Pakistani actress and television presenter. She is known for her supporting roles in several critically and commercially successful television series, including ''Shehr-e-Zaat'' ...

and

Ali Kazmi Ali Arsalan Kazmi ( ur, ; born 31 October 1981), is a Pakistani-Canadian actor, director and producer. He appears in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi language films and television series. Apart from acting he has also worked as a host, di ...

, and which was well received by the critics. In 2019 he also worked for drama serial ''Ehd-e-Wafa'' which was ISPR's presentation and aired on

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and Hum TV

Filmography

Films

Television

Theatre

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Ahmed Living people 1986 births Pakistani male stage actors Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors Pakistani male singers Pakistani television hosts Male actors from Rawalpindi People from Karachi Punjabi people Pakistani male tennis players Male actors in Urdu cinema