Early life and career

Mahmood Ali was born in

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in 1928. Mahmood Ali began his career with the

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in 1945. He migrated to Pakistan after

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, arriving in

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in 1947. He soon moved to Karachi and joined

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during its early days, after the independence of Pakistan, in 1947. Mahmood Ali contributed to Radio Pakistan and the

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as an employee. * His role as 'Maulvi Sahib' in

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's production, PTV TV drama series Taleem-e-Balighan (1966), became very popular. *

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( first production in 1969, second production in 1974 by PTV)'Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now'
Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 March 2015, Retrieved 9 March 2022 * '' Zair, Zabar, Pesh'' (1974) * ''

Hawain Hawain () is a 1997 Pakistani television series written by Asghar Nadeem Syed and directed by Haider Imran Rizvi. It was the debut serial of Komal Rizvi. Synopsis The story revolves around (Ghazala) Shehnaz a teacher and her daughters (Huma) S ...

'' (1997)

Films

Mahmood Ali also worked in over 25 films: * Chori Chhuppe (1965) * Insan Aur Gadha (1973) * Khush Naseeb (1980s)

Death and legacy

Syed Mahmood Ali died on 11 July 2008 due to cardiac arrest at age 80. He was buried at Wadi-e-Hussain graveyard in

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Awards and recognition

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Award by the President of Pakistan in 1985

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