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{{Short description|Pakistani actor, director, and producer (1952–2019)}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=June 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abid Ali
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = Abid Ali
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|3|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Quetta]], [[Pakistan]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|9|5|1952|3|29|df=yes}}<ref name="khaleejtimes">[https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/pakistan/veteran-pakistani-actor-abid-ali-passes-away Veteran Pakistani actor Abid Ali passes away] Khaleej Times (newspaper), Published 5 September 2019, Retrieved 20 November 2020</ref>
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]
| nationality = Pakistani
| other_names =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
*Actor
*Director
*Producer
}}
| years_active = 1973–2019
| known_for = [[Waris (serial)|Waris]]
| notable_works =
| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1986
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Rabia Noreen]]|2006|2019}}
* {{marriage|[[Humaira Ali]]|1976|2006|end=div}}
}}
| parents =
| relatives = [[Iman Ali]] (daughter)<br/>[[Rahma Ali]] (daughter)<br/>Maryam Ali (daughter)
}}
'''Abid Ali''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|عابد علی}}}}; 29 March 1952 – 5 September 2019)<ref name="khaleejtimes"/> was a [[Pakistani]] [[actor]], [[Television director|director]] and [[Television producer|producer]].

Ali acted in over 200 films<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alavi |first=Omair |date=15 September 2019 |title=IN MEMORIAM: THE MAN WHO SPOKE WITH HIS EYES |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1504619 |website=[[Dawn News]]}}</ref> and numerous television dramas but is best known for his role as '''Dilawar Khan''' in the [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV's]] classic drama ''[[Waris (drama)|Waris]]'' (1979).<ref name="Tribune" />

==Family==
He was married twice. From his first marriage to actress and singer [[Humaira Ali]] (née Chaudhry),<ref name=BR>Khushbakht Shahid (21 April 2018), [https://www.brecorder.com/2018/04/21/413357/pakistani-mother-daughter-celebrities-who-were-too-good-to-be-ignored/ "Pakistani mother-daughter celebrities who were too good to be ignored"] ''The Business Recorder'' (newspaper), Retrieved 3 June 2019.</ref> he had three daughters including the supermodel-turned-actress [[Iman Ali]] as well as the actress and singer [[Rahma Ali]].<ref>Mehek Saeed (7 March 2015) [https://tribune.com.pk/story/849500/1-rahma-alis-gaari-moving-forward-halke-halke/ "Rahma Ali’s gaari moving forward halke halke"] ''The Express Tribune'' (newspaper), Retrieved 3 June 2019.</ref><ref name=BR/>

==Early life and career==
Born and educated in [[Quetta]], Abid Ali was attracted to the arts from an 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.<ref name=Tribune>Saadia Qamar (22 December 2011), [https://tribune.com.pk/story/310447/tete-a-tete-with-abid-ali/ "Tete-a-tete with Abid Ali"] ''The Express Tribune'' (newspaper), Retrieved 3 June 2019</ref>

He launched himself as a director and producer with the 1993-hit drama ''[[Dasht (TV series)|Dasht]]'', also the first private production for Pakistan, while the same year, for [[Pakistan Television Corporation|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]].<ref name="The News">{{cite news |title=Veteran actor Abid Ali hospitalized over severe health condition |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/521058 |work=The News International |date=September 2, 2019}}</ref> He died on 5 September 2019 due to liver failure while in the hospital, aged 67.<ref name="khaleejtimes"/> He was laid to rest on 6 September 2019 after his funeral prayers were held at Masjid-e-Aashiq in [[Bahria Town Karachi|Bahria Town, Karachi]].<ref name=Samaa>{{cite news |title=Acting legend Abid Ali laid to rest in Karachi |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/09/acting-legend-abid-ali-laid-to-rest-in-karachi/ |website=Samaa TV News website|date=6 September 2019 |access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=Dawn>{{cite news |title=Eminent actor Abid Ali laid to rest |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1503961/ |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|date=7 September 2019|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
*In 1986 he was awarded [[Nigar Awards|Nigar Award]] for Best Actor for drama [[Hazaron Raaste]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال 1986 |journal=[[Nigar (magazine)| Nigar Weekly]] |date=2000 |volume=Golden Jubilee Number |page=297 |language=ur}}</ref>
*[[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1986.<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=Samaa/>
{|class="wikitable style"
!Ceremony
!Category
!Project
!Result
|-
| [[3rd Lux Style Awards]]<ref>"https://www.rewaj.pk/lux-style-awards-for-the-year-2004/"</ref>
| Best TV Actor
| '''''[[Mehndi]]'''''
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
| [[4th Lux Style Awards]]<ref>"https://tribune.com.pk/story/239961/lux-style-awards-a-trip-down-memory-lane/"</ref>
| Best TV Actor (Satellite)
| '''''[[Moorat]]'''''
|-
| [[4th Hum Awards]]
| [[Hum Award for Best Impactful Character|Most Impactful Character]]
| '''''[[Diyar-e-Dil]]'''''
| {{won}}
|}

==Selected filmography==
===Films===
{|class="wikitable table"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 1979
| [[Khaak Aur Khoon (film)|''Khaak aur Khoon'']]
|
|-
| 1983
| ''Gumnam''
|
|-
| 1985
| ''Awaaz''
|
|-
| 1988
|[[Roti (1988 film)|''Roti'']]
|
|-
|1989
|[[Sarfarosh (1989 film)|''Sarfarosh'']]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1990
| ''Nageena''
|
|-

| ''[[Insaniyat Kay Dushman]]<ref name="Tribune" />''
| Nawab Sahab
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1991
| ''[[Kalay Chor]]<ref name="Tribune" />''
| Aashiq Shah
|-

| ''[[Watan Kay Rakhwalay]]''
| Jankia
|-

| [[Cobra (1991 film)|''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]]<ref name="The News" />''
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year!!Title!!Role!!Channel
|-
|1973 ||''Jhok Sial''<ref name="khaleejtimes"/><ref name=TNI/> || || [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|-
|1979–80 ||''[[Waris (drama)|Waris]]''<ref name=Tribune/><ref name="khaleejtimes"/><ref name=TNI/> || Dilawar Khan||[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|-
|1983 ||''[[Samundar (TV series)|Samundar]]'' ||Ahmad Kamal alias Iftikhar and Zaman || [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|-
|1984 ||''[[Ana (1984 TV series)|Aan]]'' || || [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|-
|1986||''Waqt''|| ||[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|-
|1986 || ''[[Hazaron Raaste]]'' || Murad Khan || PTV
|-
|1989 ||''[[Pyas]]''|| Qadir Khan ||[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|-
|1989||''Khwahish''|| ||[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|-
| 1991||''Dooriyan''|| ||[[Network Television Marketing|NTM]]
|-
|1993||''[[Dasht (TV series)|Dasht]]''<ref name=TNI/>|| Shah Shams || [[Network Television Marketing|NTM]]
|-
|2003 ||''[[Mehndi (drama)|Mehndi]]''|| Ali Hassan ||[[PTV Home|PTV]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004 ||''Patal''|| ||[[PTV Home|PTV]]
|-
||''[[Moorat]]''||Eunuch Reshma ||[[ARY Digital]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2005 ||''Naseeb''|| ||[[PTV Home|PTV]]
|-
||''Matti''|| ||[[PTV Home]]
|-
||''Mar Jayen Hum Tau Kiya''|| ||[[ATV (Pakistan)]]
|-
|2006 ||''Burns road ki neelofar''|| ||[[ARY Digital]]
|-
|2013 ||''[[Bunty I Love You]]''<ref name=TNI>{{cite news |title=Legendary actor Abid Ali is no more |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/523214-legendary-actor-abid-ali-is-no-more |newspaper=The News International (newspaper)}}</ref>|| Patel||[[Hum TV]]
|-
|2014 ||''[[Rukhsati (Geo TV)|Rukhsati]]''|| ||[[Geo TV]]
|-
| ||''[[Khan Sahib]]''|| ||Indus Vision
|-
|2015 ||''[[Diyar-e-Dil]]''<ref name=TNI/>||Bakhtiar Ahmed Khan “Agha Jaan” ||[[Hum TV]]
|-
| 2016||''[[Kuch Na Kaho (2016 TV series)|Kuch Naa Kaho]]''|| Sohail ||[[Hum TV]]
|-
| rowspan="7"|2017 ||''[[Naagin (Geo Kahani)|Naagin]] ''|| Professor Abdul Quddus ||[[Geo Kahani]]
|-
||''[[Pinjra (2017 TV series)|Pinjra]]''|| ||[[A-Plus TV]]
|-
||Jaltay Gulaab || ||
|-
||''Dastar e Ana''|| ||[[TV One (Pakistan)|TV One]]
|-
||''[[Daldal]]''|| Saqib ||[[Hum TV]]
|-
||''[[Dil-e-Nadaan (TV Series)|Dil e Nadaan]]''|| ||[[Express Entertainment|Express TV]]
|-
||''[[Gustakh Ishq]]''|| ||[[Urdu1]]
|-
| rowspan="4"|2018 ||''[[Tajdeed e Wafa]]''|| ||[[Hum TV]]
|-
||''[[Aangan (2018 TV series)|Aangan]]''<ref name=TNI/>|| Muzaffar | ||[[Hum TV]]
|-
||''[[Dilara (TV series)|Dilara]]''|| Nawab Salahuddin ||[[BOL Entertainment|BOL]]
|-
||''[[Seerat]]''|| ||[[Geo TV]]
|-
| rowspan="4"|2019 ||''[[Dil Kiya Karay]]''<ref name=TNI/>||Raza ||[[Geo TV]]
|-
||''[[Mera Rab Waris]]''<ref name=TNI/>||Zaheer ||[[Geo TV]]
|-
||''[[Ramz-e-Ishq]]''<ref name=TNI/>|| ||[[Geo TV]]
|-
||''Mera Qasoor'' || || [[ARY Digital]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Lollywood actors]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1267551|Abid Ali}}

{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}
{{NigarAwardBestSupportingActor}}

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[[Category:Pakistani male film actors]]
[[Category:Pakistani male television actors]]
[[Category:Pakistani television directors]]
[[Category:People from Quetta]]
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Nigar Award winners]]
[[Category:Hum Award winners]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance]]
[[Category:Pakistani actor-politicians]]
[[Category:Male actors in Urdu cinema]]

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