Nadia Hussain Khan ( ur, نادیہ حسین, born 11 January 1979) is a Pakistani television actress, host, supermodel, entrepreneur and fashion designer. She's recognized as one of Pakistan's first supermodels.

Career

Hussain was born in UK. At the age of four she came to

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

, Pakistan. Hussain started her career in modelling in 2000, just after she had completed her A-levels. Hussain, just 20 at the time, appeared in a modelling shoot for a Winter Collection of Lakhani Silk Mills. She was the only Pakistani model to have been chosen by Rizwan Beyg for the Sarajevo Fashion Week. As an actress she has worked in various dramas. She is a practicing dentist, also owns a salon and has her own lawn collection and footwear line called Fetish. She is the niece of the renowned pakistani singer

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. She did her first shoot for ''

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'' magazine with

Deepak Perwani Deepak Perwani (born 1973) ( sd, ديپڪ پرواني) is a Pakistani fashion designer and actor. He is a member of the Hindu Sindhi community in Pakistan. Filmography * ''Mere Paas Paas ''Mere Paas Paas'' (also spelled ''Meray Paas Paa ...

and

Tapu Javeri Tapu Javeri (Urdu: ; born Mustapha Farabi Javeri on 5 May 1965) is a Pakistani fashion and art photographer, radio host, television judge and jewellery designer. He works as a freelance photographer and was the photo editor of the Xtra magaz ...

as fashion designer and photographer.

Personal life

Hussain got married at the age of 24 to investment banker Atif Khan in 2003. She is the mother of four children.

Television

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Ishq Junoon Deewangi ''Ishq Junoon Dewangi'' ( ur, , lit=Love Passion Madness) is a Pakistani drama serial that aired on Hum TV in 2009. It was written and produced by Momina Duraid while directed by Babar Javed. The serial tells the story of a couple, when a direc ...

'' (

Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network Limi ...

) * ''

Ladies Park ''Ladies Park'' ( ur, لیڈیز پارک) is a 2011 Pakistani drama comedy serial broadcasting by Geo Entertainment. It is directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Muhammad Younis Butt, casting Mahnoor Baloch, Humayun Saeed, Nadia Hussain, S ...

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Geo Entertainment ''Geo Entertainment HD'' or Geo Drama is a Pakistani entertainment television channel owned by Geo Television Network was established in May 2002. Its test transmission started on 14 August 2002 on the PAS 10 digital satellite whereas on 1 Octob ...

) * ''

Manay Na Ye Dil ''Manay Na Ye Dil'' (lit: The heart does not accept) is a Pakistani television series that aired on Hum TV and is directed by Babar Jawad. The story is based on the emotional conflicts of four people who feel powerless to control their feeling ...

'' (Hum TV) as Rubab * '' Noor Bano'' (Hum TV) as Sara * ''

Omar Dadi aur Gharwalay ''Omar Dadi aur Gharwalay'' ( ur, ) is a 2011 Pakistani Romantic drama aired on ARY Digital. It was directed by Nadeem Baig, produced by 7th Sky Entertainment and Unilever Pakistan, and written by Samina Ejaz. Its title song ''Mein Sitara Sub ...

'' (

ARY Digital ''ARY Digital'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani pay television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob ...

) * ''

Sitamgar ''Sitamgar '' is a 1985 Bollywood action film starring Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Poonam Dhillon. Cast * Dharmendra as Sonu / Shankar * Rishi Kapoor as Jai * Parveen Babi as Sheela * Poonam Dhillon as Nisha * Prem Chopra as Je ...

'' (Hum TV) as Zeba * ''

Choti Si Kahani ''Choti Si Kahani'' ( ur, چهوٹى سى كہانى) is a TV serial directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Haseena Moin and produced by J.C. Anand's founded production house Eveready Pictures. The serial is based on mistrust in marital life ...

'' (

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) as Mishal * '' Shert'' (

Urdu 1 Urdu 1 ( ur, ) is a 24-hour Urdu language television network, owned by Alliance Media FZ LLC, which is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The channel's transmission became available in Pakistan on 12 June 2012, with regular transmission begi ...

) as Afroze * ''

Mithu Aur Aapa ''Mithu Aur Aapa'' is a 2014 Pakistani comedy series aired on Hum TV from 7 April 2014 to 16 November 2014. It stars an assemble cast of Hina Dilpazeer, Saba Hameed, Shabbir Jan and Nadia Hussain. Outline The series explores the story of Mitt ...

'' (Hum TV) * ''

Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain ''Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain'' ( ur, ; ) is a Pakistani anthology television series produced by Angeline Malik which premiered on 27 March 2011 on Hum TV. The series is based on short stories on real life situations. A second season was premie ...

'' (Hum TV) * ''Ittehad Ramzan'' * ''

Tera Yahan Koi Nahin ''Tera Yahan Koi Nahi'' () is a Pakistani television series produced by Momina Duraid under their production banner MD Productions. It stars Kinza Hashmi, Asad Siddiqui, Savera Nadeem, Anam Tanveer, Nadia Hussain and Farhan Ali Agha in pivotal ...

'' *''Raja Ki Raji'' * ''

Thays ''Thays'' () is a Pakistani drama serial that first aired on 18 April 2018 on A-Plus TV. It stars Junaid Khan and Hira Mani in lead roles. Plot Rubab is in love with Asher. However, Asher is not interested in Rubab. Rubab's mother, Zehra, is ...

'' as Shahista * ''

Jalan ''Jalan'' ( ur, , lit=Jealousy) is a Pakistani Pakistani drama, television series premiered on ARY Digital on 17 June 2020. It is directed by Aabis Raza and produced by Fahad Mustafa and Dr. Ali Kazmi under Big Bang Entertainment. It stars Mina ...

'' (ARY Digital) as Kinza * '' Chupke Chupke'' (Hum TV) as Amma Chuumantar * ''Yun Tu Hai Pyar Bohut'' (Hum TV) * Pehchaan (

) as Shaheena

References

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