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{{Short description|Pakistani film and television actor (1948–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rasheed Naz
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1948|9|9}}
| birth_place = [[Peshawar]], [[North-West Frontier Province]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|1|17|1948|9|9|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]]
| occupation = TV actor, film actor
| yearsactive = 1971 – 2017
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| family = [[Madiha Rizvi]] (daughter-in-law, Divorced 2022)
| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] (2009)
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'''Rasheed Naz''' (9 September 1948 – 17 January 2022) was a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his television career in 1971 in a ''Pashto'' television play and worked in several [[Pashto]], [[Hindko]] and [[Urdu]]-language plays.

==Life and career==
Rasheed Naz was born on 9 September 1948 in [[Peshawar]], [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|NWFP]] (now [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]), Pakistan.<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=":0"/><ref name=ListFilm>{{Cite web |url=https://film.list.co.uk/listings/rasheed-naz/ |title=Films: Rasheed Naz | the List |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220092842/https://film.list.co.uk/listings/rasheed-naz/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Rasheed-Naz |title=Rasheed Naz's film |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001174044/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Rasheed-Naz |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1971, he started his television career as an actor in ''Pushto'' television play. Rasheed Naz has worked in several [[Pashto]], [[Hindko]] and [[Urdu]] language plays. His first Urdu play was ''Aik Tha Gaoon'' (1973).<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=":0"/> His first popular play was ''Namoos''. He also worked in Pakistan's first private television play ''Dasht'', telecast on [[Network Television Marketing|N T M]] TV channel.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2022-01-17|title=Veteran actor Rasheed Naz passes away|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2339080/veteran-actor-rasheed-naz-passes-away|access-date=2022-01-26|work=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

In 1988, he worked in his first Pashto film ''Zama Jang'' (in Urdu "Meri Jang").<ref name=":0"/> His first Urdu film was [[Syed Noor]]'s ''Dakait''. He also worked in [[Shoaib Mansoor]]'s film ''[[Khuda Ke Liye]]'' (2007 film). Rasheed Naz also worked in a [[Shoaib Mansoor]]'s video song "Ishq Mohabbat Apna Pan" with [[Iman Ali]].<ref name=":0" /> Aside from that, Raheed Naz also starred in the Bollywood film [[Baby (2015 Hindi film)|Baby]] in 2015 alongside [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Anupam Kher]], and [[Madhurima Tuli]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Anuj|date=2015-01-23|title=Baby review: Preventive measures|language=en-IN|newspaper=The Hindu (newspaper)|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/baby-review-preventive-measures/article6815285.ece|access-date=2022-01-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Rasheed Naz had a long career of over forty years.<ref name=":0"/>

His son Hasan Noman is an actor as well and shared the screen with him in ''Baby'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2022 |title=Veteran film and TV actor Rasheed Naz passes away at 73 |url=https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/2022/01/veteran-film-and-tv-actor-rasheed-naz-passes-away-at-73/amp/ |website=[[Bol News]]}}</ref> and he’s married to [[Madiha Rizvi]].

==Awards and recognition==
* [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[Government of Pakistan]] for his services as television and film actor.<ref>[https://www.brecorder.com/news/amp/3617577 14 NWFP personalities honoured (with civil awards)] Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 24 March 2009, Retrieved 26 January 2022</ref>

==Death==
Rasheed Naz died in [[Islamabad]], Pakistan on 17 January 2022 at the age of 73. For some time, he had been suffering from some health issues. His body was brought to [[Peshawar]] for funeral and he was buried there.<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189260/veteran-actor-rashid-naz-passes-away-at-73 |title=Veteran actor Rashid Naz passes away at 73|author=Sirajuddin |date=17 January 2022|newspaper=Images (Dawn Group of Newspapers)|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>

==Notable television plays==
* ''[[Teri Raah Main Rul Gai|Teri Rah Mein Rul Gaye]]''
* ''Sabith Ali''
* ''Namoos''<ref name=":0"/>
* ''Dasht''<ref name=":0"/>
* ''Dosra Asman''<ref name=Dawn/>
* ''Ghulam Gardish'' (PTV)<ref name=Dawn/>
* [[Manzil (Pakistani TV series)|Manzil]]
* ''Pinjra''
* "Phir Kab Milo Gay"
* "Angoori"
* "Anokhi"
* "[[Khushi Ek Roag]]"
* "Khuda Zameen Se Gaya Nahi Hai"<ref name=Dawn/>
* "Saiban Sheshay ka"
* "Pathar"
* "Aann"
* "Apnay Huay Paraye"
* "Angels"
* "Inkaar"<ref name=Dawn/>
* "Tawan" (Pashto)
* "Hum Pe Jo Guzarti Hay"
* ''[[Dayar-e-Dil]]''
* "''[[Khwab Saraye]]''" as Abrar Khan

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Language
!class=unsortable scope="col"| Notes
|-
| 1988
!scope="row"| ''Zama Jang''<ref name=":0"/>
|
|
|
|-
| 2001
!scope="row"| ''Dakait''<ref name=":0"/>
|
|
|
|-
| 2003
!scope="row"| ''[[Larki Punjaban]]''
|
|
|
|-
| 2003
!scope="row"|''[[Qayamat – A Love Triangle In Afghanistan]]''
|
| Urdu
|
|-
| 2007
!scope="row"|''[[Khuda Ke Liye]]''<ref name=":0"/>
| Maulana Tahiri
| Urdu
|
|-
| 2008
!scope="row"| ''Kashf (The Lifting of the Veil)''<ref name=ListFilm/>
| Sufi Pir
|
|
|-
| 2009
!scope="row"| ''Kandahar Break''<ref name=ListFilm/>
| Ashiq Khan
| English
|2011 bol movie
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"| ''Arman''
| Khan sahab
| Pashto
| not terrorise
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Baby (2015 Hindi film)|Baby]]''
| Maulana Mohammad Abdul Rahman
| Hindi
| Terrorist Mastermind
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Karachi se Lahore]]''
| Khan Sahib
| Urdu
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Gul E Jana''
|
| [[Pashto language|Pashto]]
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Pari (2017 film)]]''
| TBA
| [[Urdu]]
|
|-
| 2017
|''[[Verna (film)]]''<ref name=":0"/>
| TBA
| [[Urdu]]
|
|-
| 2023
|''[[72 Hoorain]] (Posthumous)''
| Maulvi
| [[Hindi]]
|
|-
|}

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

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2727191}}
{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Peshawar]]
[[Category:Pakistani male television actors]]
[[Category:Pakistani male film actors]]
[[Category:Pashtun people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance]]
[[Category:Pakistani expatriate male actors in India]]

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