Tauqeer Nasir ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a veteran actor from

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. He served as Director General (DG) of

Pakistan National Council of Arts Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

(PNCA) for the period of 2 years. He started his career in 1978 with

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Early life and education

Tauqeer Nasir was born in

Muzaffargarh Muzaffargarh (Urdu and pa, , , Fort of Muzaffar) is a city in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the bank of the Chenab River, it is the capital of the district with the same name. It is the 39th largest city of Pakistan by populatio ...

. He finished his basic education in the cities of

Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan (), abbreviated as D.G. Khan, is a city in the southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 19th largest city of Pakistan by population. Lying west of the Indus River, it is the headquarters of Dera Ghazi Khan District and ...

and

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

. He graduated with a Masters degree in

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from

Punjab University, Lahore The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ...

in 1981.

Awards

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the P ...

(Medal of Excellence) Award by the

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in 1999. * Nominee: Best Actor Drama Series in

The 1st Indus Drama Awards The 1st Indus Drama Awards ceremony, presented by Indus TV Network, sponsored by Dulux, took place on 23 September 2005, at PAF Museum, Karachi. The ceremony was recorded, and was scheduled to be televised in Pakistan and UAE on October 1, 20 ...

2005 for Maa Aur Mamta (Mazloom) * ''Hilal-i-Muzaffargarh'' Award in 2019

Television

* Kikar Kanday (Punjabi drama) * Phul Pathar (Punjabi drama) * Ishq-Ka-Ain * Baal-o-Par * Kashkol (1993) *

Sona Chandi ''Sona Chandi'' ( ur, سونا چاندی) is a classic comedy-drama television serial produced 48 episodes but released only 32 episodes by PTV . The story of the drama, written by Munnu Bhai, revolves around a couple who comes to a city in s ...

(1982) * Landa Bazar as Yawar Kamal (2002) * Raahain as Jhura Bhatti (PTV drama serial) * Panah (TV series) * Aik Haqeeqat Aik Afsana * Samundar * Dehleez (1981) * Dard Aur Darman * Parwaaz (1978) * Kanch Ka Pul * Kaun STN Drama – Psycho Thriller (Appeared in Last Episode) * Matay Ghurub * Seen Aba Seen Aba Achoo Achoo Mehran * Yaad Piya Ki Aye * Dharti *

Thakan ''Thakan'' ( ur, ) is an Urdu language Pakistani drama television series directed by Amin Iqbal and written by Faiza Iftikhar. First broadcast in Pakistan by ARY Digital, ''Thakan'' features Saba Qamar, Yumna Zaidi, Saba Hameed, Tauqeer Nasi ...

as Kaashan Azmat *

Dil Awaiz Dil Awaiz is a 2013 Pakistani drama serial, directed by Farooq Mengal, written by Zafar Mairaj and produced by Sikandar Baig. It stars Nauman Ejaz, Sana Nawaz, Tauqeer Nasir, Azra Aftab, Saba Faisal and Fariha Jabeen in lead roles. Cast * Na ...

as Meer Amraiz * Khamoshi as Sabir (2017) * Laal Ishq as Yawar Kamal (2017) * Namak as Nawab Sikandar Hayat *

Visaal ''Visaal'' is a 2018 Urdu-language Pakistani television series, airs on every Wednesday on ARY Digital. It is written by Hashim Nadeem and directed Ali Hassan. Zahid Ahmed and Hania Amir are playing the lead characters, along with Saboor Aly. ...

as Shahbeer *

Bisaat e Dil ''Bisaat-e-Dil '' ( ur, ) is a 2018 Pakistani television series produced by Momina Duraid under their banner MD Productions. It is directed by Ali Masud Saeed and written by Amnah Riaz. It features Komal Aziz Khan, Nausheen Ahmed, and Shehroz S ...

as Malik *

Jhoothi ''Jhoothi'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Rekha, Raj Babbar, Amol Palekar, Supriya Pathak and Deven Verma. Plot Kalpana, a tomboyish character, lives with her mother, sister Alpa ...

as Akbar * Raiza Raiza * Fishar

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nasir, Tauqeer Living people Pakistani male television actors Punjabi people 1957 births University of the Punjab alumni Recipients of the Pride of Performance Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Government Emerson College alumni People from Muzaffargarh District People from Muzaffargarh