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Abid Ali (Urdu: عابد علی; 29 March 1952 – 5 September 2019)[1] was a Pakistani actor, director and producer.

Abid Ali
Born	Abid Ali (1952-03-17)17 March 1952 Quetta, Pakistan
Died	5 September 2019(2019-09-05) (aged 67)[1] Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistan
Occupation	Actor Director Producer
Years active	1973–2019
Known for	Waris
Spouse(s)	Rabia Noreen ​ (m. 2006⁠–⁠2019)​ Humaira Ali ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 2006)​
Relatives	Iman Ali (daughter) Rahma Ali (daughter) Maryam Ali (daughter)
Awards	Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1986

Ali acted in over 200 films[2] and numerous television dramas but is best known for his role as Dilawar Khan in the PTV's classic drama Waris (1979).[3]

Family

He was married twice. From his first marriage to actress and singer Humaira Ali (née Chaudhry),[4] he had three daughters including the supermodel-turned-actress Iman Ali as well as the actress and singer Rahma Ali.[5][4]

Early life and career

Born and educated in Quetta, Abid Ali was attracted to the arts from early age, writing stories and painting in his childhood and teenage years, and first joined Radio Pakistan before going to Lahore after some struggle and launching his successful TV career with PTV's drama serial Jhok Sial in 1973.[3]

He launched himself as a director and producer with the 1993-hit drama Dasht, also the first private production for Pakistan, while the same year, for PTV this time, he directed the drama Doosra Aasman, the first drama shot abroad, followed by other projects for many channels, including Saheli in 2007, or Massi aur Malka, a family based-drama, in 2009, usually acting in these serials as well.

Illness and death

Abid Ali was hospitalized on 2 September 2019 at Liaquat National Hospital in Karachi.[6] He died on 5 September 2019 due to liver failure while in the hospital, aged 67.[1] He was laid to rest on 6 September 2019 after his funeral prayers were held at Masjid-e-Aashiq in Bahria Town, Karachi.[7][8]

Awards and recognition

• Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1986.[8][7]

Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
3rd Lux Style Awards[9]	Best TV Actor	Mehndi	Nominated
4th Lux Style Awards[10]	Best TV Actor (Satellite)	Moorat
4th Hum Awards	Most Impactful Character	Diyar-e-Dil	Won

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Khaak aur Khoon
1983	Gumnam
1985	Awaaz
1988	Roti
1989	Sarfarosh
1990	Nageena
	Insaniyat Kay Dushman[3]	Nawab Sahab
1991	Kalay Chor[3]	Aashiq Shah
	Watan Kay Rakhwalay	Jankia
	Cobra	Inspector Khan
1992	Fateh
1994	Sher Punjab Da
1995	Jungle Ka Qanoon
2004	Moosa Khan
2009	Mr. Bhatti On Chutti	Inspector Javed Khan
2019	Heer Maan Ja[6]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
1973	Jhok Sial[1][11]		PTV Home	his debut role
1979–80	Waris[3][1][11]	Dilawar Khan	PTV Home
1983	Samundar	Ahmad Kamal alias Iftikhar and Zaman	PTV Home
1984	Aan		PTV Home
1986	Waqt		PTV Home
1987	Piyaas	Qadeer Khan	PTV Home
1989	Khwahish		PTV Home
1991	Dooriyan		Network Television Marketing
1993	Dasht[11]	Shah Shams	Network Television Marketing
2003	Mehndi	Ali Hassan	PTV Home
2004	Patal		PTV Home
	Moorat	Eunuch Reshma	ARY Digital
2005	Naseeb		PTV Home
	Matti		PTV Home
	Mar Jayen Hum Tau Kiya		ATV (Pakistan)
2006	Burns road ki neelofar		ARY Digital
2013	Bunty I Love You[11]	Patel	Hum TV
2014	Rukhsati		Geo TV
	Khan Sahib		Indus Vision
2015	Diyar-e-Dil[11]	Bakhtiar Ahmed Khan “Agha Jaan”	Hum TV
2016	Kuch Naa Kaho	Sohail	Hum TV
2017	Naagin	Professor Abdul Quddus	Geo Kahani
	Pinjra		A-Plus TV
	Jaltay Gulaab
	Dastar e Ana		TV One
	Daldal	Saqib	Hum TV
	Dil e Nadaan		Express TV
	Gustakh Ishq		Urdu1
2018	Tajdeed e Wafa		Hum TV
	Aangan[11]		Hum TV
	Dilara	Nawab Salahuddin	BOL
	Seerat		Geo TV
2019	Dil Kiya Karay[11]	Raza	Geo TV
	Mera Rab Waris[11]	Zaheer	Geo TV
	Ramz-e-Ishq[11]		Geo TV
	Mera Qasoor		ARY Digital	Last drama

See also

• List of Lollywood actors

References

External links

• Abid Ali at IMDb

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