Wiam Dahmani () (born 22 August 1983, Rabat, Morocco; died: 22 April 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE) was a
Moroccan presenter, actress and singer living in the
UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
. She had acted in few Pakistani films such as ''
Ishq Khuda
''Ishq Khuda'' ( pnb, , Ishq-e-Khuda "love of god") is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language romantic film directed by Shahzad Rafique and produced by Shafquat Chaudhry. It stars Shaan Shahid, Meera, Saima, Ahsan Khan, Humaima Malick, Wiam Dahma ...
,
Hijrat
The Hijrah or Hijra () was the journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the epoch of the Lunar Hijri and Solar Hijri calendars; its date eq ...
,'' and ''
Hotal
''Hotal'', also spelled as ''Hotel'', is a 2014 Pakistani psychological thriller film, written and directed by Khalid Hasan Khan. It is claimed to be Pakistan's first psycho- thriller feature film. It was also tagged as the first Hindi feature ...
.''
Early life
She was born on August 22, 1983 in Rabat, Morocco. She was a graduate of the American University of
Sharjah
Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.
Sharjah is the capital o ...
in the UAE and held a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Sciences.
Career
She initially worked as a broadcaster on television channel
Dubai TV
Dubai TV is a TV channel offered by the Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI). It replaced Emirates Dubai Television on June 14, 2004. Dubai TV broadcasts programmes predominantly in Arabic. The programming caters to family Arab audience specifically ...
,
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and then headed to the field of singing and made video clips. In 2010, she also begun working in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. The year 2012, went to the area of representation and after that she participated in the series (Girls) extension actress. She made her
Pakistani film
Cinema of Pakistan, popularly known as Lollywood ( ur, ), refers to the filmmaking industry in Pakistan. Pakistan is home to several film studios centres, primarily located in its three largest cities – Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad.
...
debut with ''
Ishq Khuda
''Ishq Khuda'' ( pnb, , Ishq-e-Khuda "love of god") is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language romantic film directed by Shahzad Rafique and produced by Shafquat Chaudhry. It stars Shaan Shahid, Meera, Saima, Ahsan Khan, Humaima Malick, Wiam Dahma ...
,'' which was released in 2013 and was an Average Grosser at Box Office. In 2016, she appeared in two Pakistani films ''
Hijrat
The Hijrah or Hijra () was the journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the epoch of the Lunar Hijri and Solar Hijri calendars; its date eq ...
'' and ''
Hotal
''Hotal'', also spelled as ''Hotel'', is a 2014 Pakistani psychological thriller film, written and directed by Khalid Hasan Khan. It is claimed to be Pakistan's first psycho- thriller feature film. It was also tagged as the first Hindi feature ...
'', credited as "Item Girl". She had also worked as a presenter on
Zee Aflam
{{Infobox television channel
, name = Zee Aflam
, logo = Zee Aflam logo.png
, logo_size = 200px
, logo_alt =
, launch_date = {{Start date and age, 2008, 10, 06, df=y
, picture_format = 4:3 (576i, SDTV)
, country = UAE and Egypt
, owne ...
.
Death
She died of a cardiac arrest on 22 April 2018. She was 34 years old at the time of her death. According to media, she was found dead by her mother in her hotel room in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
, and lately buried in the same city.
Filmography
* 2013: ''
Ishq Khuda
''Ishq Khuda'' ( pnb, , Ishq-e-Khuda "love of god") is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language romantic film directed by Shahzad Rafique and produced by Shafquat Chaudhry. It stars Shaan Shahid, Meera, Saima, Ahsan Khan, Humaima Malick, Wiam Dahma ...
'' as Kulsoom
* 2016: ''
Hijrat
The Hijrah or Hijra () was the journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the epoch of the Lunar Hijri and Solar Hijri calendars; its date eq ...
'' as Dancer
* 2016: ''
Hotal
''Hotal'', also spelled as ''Hotel'', is a 2014 Pakistani psychological thriller film, written and directed by Khalid Hasan Khan. It is claimed to be Pakistan's first psycho- thriller feature film. It was also tagged as the first Hindi feature ...
'' as Dancer
Videography
* Welcome ()
* Sajnawy ()
* Wow ()
* What Should I Do ( ar, وش أسوي)
* Me Or Him ()
References
External links
Wiam Dahmaniat the
Internet Movie Database
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...
1983 births
2018 deaths
Moroccan actresses
21st-century Moroccan actresses
People from Rabat
Moroccan expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
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