Ali Rehman Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the

Lux Style Awards The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and it is the oldest event dedicated to cinema, television, fashion, music and film industry ...

for his acting prowess. Born and raised in

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

, Khan pursued bachelor's in business management from the

University College of Islamabad The Universal College Islamabad (UCI), formerly known as University College of Islamabad, is a higher education university based in Sector F-8/2 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Universal College Islamabad was founded in 1992 by Dr. Alan Bicker with the ...

and master's from the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

. He made his acting debut with the road-comedy ''

Gol Chakkar ''Gol Chakkar'' is a 2012 Pakistani comedy film directed by Shahbaz Shigri, produced and written by Aisha Linnea Akhtar. Film features Ali Rehman Khan, Hasan Bruun Akhtar, Usman Mukhtar, Salmaan Ahmed Shaukat, Uzair Jaswal, Adil Gul, Saboor Pasha ...

'' (2012)starring Hamza Aslam, Junaid and Jawad Jahangir and then starred in the romantic television drama '' Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se'' (2013), which earned him wider recognition. He rose to prominence with starring roles in the television series, such as the romance '' Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi'' (2014) and the acclaimed family drama ''

Diyar-e-Dil ''Diyar-e-Dil'' ( ur, ; ) (also known as ''Dayar-e-Dil'') is a Pakistani television drama serial, that originally aired on the Hum TV from 17 March 2015 to 27 October 2015, consisting of a total of 33 episodes. ''Diyar-e-Dil'' follows th ...

'' (2015). Khan achieved further success by featuring in the commercially successful romantic comedies ''

Janaan ''Janaan'' (Urdu/Pashto: جانان; ) is a 2016 Pakistani romantic comedy film directed by Azfar Jafri, written by Osman Khalid Butt and co-produced by Hareem Farooq, Munir Hussain, Imran Raza Kazmi and Reham Khan, under production banners o ...

'' (2016), '' Parchi'' (2018) and ''

Heer Maan Ja ''Heer Maan Ja'' is a 2019 Pakistani romantic comedy film, directed by Azfar Jafri. The film is produced by Imran Raza Kazmi under the banner of IRK Films; the film is distributed by the Distribution Club. The film stars Ali Rehman Khan, an ...

'' (2019), the first of these earned him the Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.

Life and career

Rehman was born in

Islamabad Capital Territory The Islamabad Capital Territory ( ur, , translit=Vafāqī Dār-alhakūmat) is the only federal territory of Pakistan. Located between the provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it includes the country's capital city of Islamabad. The terr ...

, Pakistan on 6 May 1988. He attended the

and went on to receives his postgraduate degree un Business Management from the

. He is an ethnic

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

. Rehman made his acting debut in television with a leading role in the Hum TV's romantic drama series '' Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se'' in 2013. He then starred in the 2014 drama serial '' Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi''. He played Suhaib Bakhtiyar Khan in his third drama serial ''

'' which was premiered on March 17, 2015 along with

Hareem Farooq Hareem Farooq ( ur, ; born 26 May 1992) is a Pakistani theatre, film and television actress and a film producer, known for her work in the serial ''Diyar-e-Dil'' and ''Pawnay 14 August''. She co-produced ''Janaan'' followed by her 2018 film '' ...

, Meekal Zulfiqar and

Sanam Saeed Sanam Saeed (born 2 February 1985) is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Cinema of Pakistan, Urdu cinema and Pakistani dramas, television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina ...

. Khan's film credits include ''

Slackistan ''Slackistan'' is an independent film directed by London-based filmmaker, Hammad Khan, and written by Khan and his wife, Shandana Ayub. The film stars Shahbaz Hamid Shigri, Aisha Linnea Akhtar, Ali Rehman Khan, Shahana Khan Khalil, Osman Khalid B ...

'' and the comedy-drama ''

''. Both films are still unreleased; ''Slackistan'' was banned by Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC), Pakistan due to strong language and dialogue. ''Gol Chakkar'' was approved and was screened in October 2012. He was cast in the romantic-comedy film ''

'' with fellow television actors Bilal Ashraf and

Armeena Khan Armeena Rana Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Canadian film and television actress and model. One of Pakistan's most popular actresses, she has received a Lux Style Award, a Hum Award and a Nigar Award nomination. Most of her television series in ...

. The film was released on September 13, 2016 in theaters and garnered him praise as well as the Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rehman Khan, Ali Alumni of the University of London Living people Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors Pashtun people People from Islamabad 1988 births