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| name              = Abid Ali
| name              = Abid Ali
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| native_name        = عابد علی
| birth_name        = Abid Ali
| birth_name        = Abid Ali
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1952|3|17|df=y}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1952|3|17|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Quetta]], [[Pakistan]]
| 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_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]]
| death_place        = [[Karachi]], Pakistan
| nationality        = Pakistani
| other_names        =  
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| occupation        = {{flatlist|
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| years_active      = 1973–2019
| years_active      = 1973–2019
| known_for          = [[Waris (serial)|Waris]]
| known_for          = ''[[Waris (serial)|Waris]]''
| notable_works      =  
| notable_works      =  
| awards            = [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1986
| awards            = [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1986
| spouse            = {{plainlist|
| spouse            = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Rabia Noreen]]|2006|2019<!--Omission per Template:Marriage instructions-->}}
* {{marriage|[[Humaira Ali]]|1976|2006|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Humaira Ali]]|1976|2006|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Rabia Noreen]]|2006|<!--Omission per Template:Marriage instructions-->}}
}}
}}
| parents            =  
| parents            =  
| relatives          = [[Iman Ali]] (daughter)<br/>[[Rahma Ali]] (daughter)<br/>Maryam Ali (daughter)
| relatives          = [[Iman Ali]] (daughter)<br/>[[Rahma Ali]] (daughter)<br/>Maryam Ali (daughter)
}}
}}
'''Abid Ali''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|عابد علی}}}}; 29 March 1952 &ndash; 5 September 2019)<ref name="khaleejtimes"/> was a [[Pakistani]] [[actor]], [[Television director|director]] and [[Television producer|producer]].
'''Abid Ali''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|عابد علی}}}}; 29 March 1952 &ndash; 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" />
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 1979 [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]] classic drama ''[[Waris (drama)|Waris]]''.<ref name="Tribune" />


==Family==
==Early and personal life==
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/>
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.<ref name="Tribune" />  


==Early life and career==
Abid Ali 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" />
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.
== Career ==
 
=== Radio and acting ===
He first joined [[Radio Pakistan]] in Quetta before going to [[Lahore]] after some struggle and launched a successful TV career with PTV's drama serial ''Jhok Sial'' in 1973.<ref name="Tribune">{{Cite web |last=Qamar |first=Saadia |date=22 December 2011 |title=Tete-a-tete with Abid Ali |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/310447/tete-a-tete-with-abid-ali |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225100940/https://tribune.com.pk/story/310447/tete-a-tete-with-abid-ali |archive-date=25 February 2025 |access-date= |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Direction and production ===
He debuted as a director and producer with the 1993 hit drama ''[[Dasht (TV series)|Dasht]]'', which was the first private production for a television company ([[Network Television Marketing|NTM]]) in Pakistan, while the same year, for [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]] this time, he directed the drama ''Doosra Aasman'', the first Pakistani drama shot abroad ([[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]). This was followed by other projects for many channels, including ''Saheli'' in 2007, and ''Massi aur Malka'', a family drama, in 2009, Abid Ali usually also acted in the serials he directed or produced.


== Illness and death ==
== 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>
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==
==Selected filmography==
===Films===
===Films===
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===Television===
===Television serials===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year!!Title!!Role
!Director
!Producer
!Screenwriter!!Channel !!{{Tooltip|Ref(s).|References)}}
|-
|1973 ||''[[Jhok Sial]]'' ||
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| rowspan="9" | [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|<ref name="khaleejtimes"/><ref name=TNI/>
|-
|1979–80 ||''[[Waris (serial)|Waris]]'' || Dilawar Khan
|
|
|
|<ref name=Tribune/><ref name="khaleejtimes"/><ref name=TNI/>
|-
|1983 ||''[[Samundar (TV series)|Samundar]]'' ||Ahmad Kamal alias Iftikhar and Zaman
|
|
|
|
|-
|1984 ||''[[Ana (1984 TV series)|Aan]]'' ||
|
|
|
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|-
|1985 ||''[[Apnay Log]]'' || Murad
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|-
|1986 ||''Waqt''||
|
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|
|-
|-
! Year!!Title!!Role!!Channel
|1986 || ''[[Hazaron Raaste]]'' || Murad Khan
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|1973 ||''Jhok Sial''<ref name="khaleejtimes"/><ref name=TNI/> || || [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|1989 ||''[[Pyas]]''|| Qadir Khan
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|1979–80 ||''[[Waris (drama)|Waris]]''<ref name=Tribune/><ref name="khaleejtimes"/><ref name=TNI/> || Dilawar Khan||[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|1989||''Khwahish''||  
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|1983 ||''[[Samundar (TV series)|Samundar]]'' ||Ahmad Kamal alias Iftikhar and Zaman || [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
| 1991||''Dooriyan''||
|
|  
| || rowspan="2" |[[Network Television Marketing|NTM]]
|
|-
|-
|1984 ||''[[Ana (1984 TV series)|Aan]]'' || || [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
| rowspan="2" |1993||''[[Dasht (TV series)|Dasht]]''|| Shah Shams
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|
|<ref name=TNI/><ref name="Sep01">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010924200027fw_/http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/sep2001-weekly/tview-18-09-2001/index.html#2|title=In the line of duty...|date=18 September 2001|author=Sumeha Malik|archive-date=24 September 2001|work=The News International|url-status=dead|url=http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/sep2001-weekly/tview-18-09-2001/index.html#2}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1986||''Waqt''|| ||[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|''Doosra Aasman''
|Seth Hashim Ali
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|
| rowspan="5" |[[PTV Home|PTV]]
|
|-
|-
|1986 || ''[[Hazaron Raaste]]'' || Murad Khan || PTV
|2000
|''Hawa Pe Raqs''
|
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|
|<ref name="Sep01"/>
|-
|-
|1989 ||''[[Pyas]]''|| Qadir Khan ||[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|2003 ||''[[Mehndi (drama)|Mehndi]]''|| Ali Hassan
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|1989||''Khwahish''|| ||[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
| rowspan="3" |2004 ||''Patal''||
|
|
|
|
|-
|''Saiban Sheeshay Ka''
|
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|
|-
||''[[Moorat]]''||Eunuch Reshma
|
|
| ||[[ARY Digital]]
|
|-
|-
| 1991||''Dooriyan''|| ||[[Network Television Marketing|NTM]]
| rowspan="3" |2005 ||''Naseeb''||
|
|
| || rowspan="2" |[[PTV Home|PTV]]
|
|-
|-
|1993||''[[Dasht (TV series)|Dasht]]''<ref name=TNI/>|| Shah Shams || [[Network Television Marketing|NTM]]
||''Matti''||
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|2003 ||''[[Mehndi (drama)|Mehndi]]''|| Ali Hassan ||[[PTV Home|PTV]]  
||''Mar Jayen Hum Tau Kiya''||
|
|
| ||[[ATV (Pakistan)]]
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004 ||''Patal''|| ||[[PTV Home|PTV]]
|2006 ||''Burns Road Ki Neelofar''||
|
|
| ||[[ARY Digital]]
|
|-
|-
||''[[Moorat]]''||Eunuch Reshma ||[[ARY Digital]]
|2007
|''Saheli''
|
|{{Ya}}
|
|
|PTV
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2005 ||''Naseeb''|| ||[[PTV Home|PTV]]
|2009
|''Massi Aur Malka''
|
|{{Ya}}
|
|
|Geo TV
|
|-
|-
||''Matti''|| ||[[PTV Home]]
|2012
|''Do Naina''
|
|{{Ya}}
|
|
|Express Entertainment
|
|-
|-
||''Mar Jayen Hum Tau Kiya''|| ||[[ATV (Pakistan)]]
|2013 ||''[[Bunty I Love You]]''|| Patel
|
|
| ||[[Hum TV]]
|<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>
|-
|-
|2006 ||''Burns road ki neelofar''|| ||[[ARY Digital]]
| rowspan="4" |2014 ||''[[Rukhsati (Geo TV)|Rukhsati]]''||
|
|
| ||[[Jang Media Group|Geo TV]]
|
|-
|-
|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]]
|''[[Khan Sahib]]''||
|
|
| ||Indus Vision
|
|-
|-
|2014 ||''[[Rukhsati (Geo TV)|Rukhsati]]''|| ||[[Geo TV]]
|''Riwaaj''
|
|{{Ya}}
|
|
|Urdu 1
|
|-
|-
|  ||''[[Khan Sahib]]''|| ||Indus Vision
|''Khanabadosh''
|
|{{Ya}}
|
|
|TV One
|
|-
|-
|2015 ||''[[Diyar-e-Dil]]''<ref name=TNI/>||Bakhtiar Ahmed Khan “Agha Jaan” ||[[Hum TV]]
|2015 ||''[[Diyar-e-Dil]]''||Bakhtiar Ahmed Khan “Agha Jaan”  
|
|
| || rowspan="2" |[[Hum TV]]
|<ref name="TNI" />
|-
|-
| 2016||''[[Kuch Na Kaho (2016 TV series)|Kuch Naa Kaho]]''|| Sohail ||[[Hum TV]]
| 2016||''[[Kuch Na Kaho (2016 TV series)|Kuch Naa Kaho]]''|| Sohail  
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="7"|2017 ||''[[Naagin (Geo Kahani)|Naagin]] ''|| Professor Abdul Quddus ||[[Geo Kahani]]
| rowspan="7" |2017 ||''[[Naagin (Geo Kahani)|Naagin]] ''|| Professor Abdul Quddus  
|
|
| ||[[Geo Kahani]]
|
|-
|-
  ||''[[Pinjra (2017 TV series)|Pinjra]]''|| ||[[A-Plus TV]]  
  ||''[[Pinjra (2017 TV series)|Pinjra]]''||
|
|
| ||[[A-Plus TV]]  
|
|-
|-
  ||Jaltay Gulaab || ||
  ||''Jaltay Gulab''||
|
|
| || rowspan="2" |TV One
|
|-
|-
  ||''Dastar e Ana''|| ||[[TV One (Pakistan)|TV One]]
  ||''Dastar e Ana''||
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
  ||''[[Daldal]]''|| Saqib ||[[Hum TV]]
  ||''[[Daldal]]''|| Saqib  
|
|
| ||[[Hum TV]]
|
|-
|-
  ||''[[Dil-e-Nadaan (TV Series)|Dil e Nadaan]]''|| ||[[Express Entertainment|Express TV]]
  ||''[[Dil-e-Nadaan (TV Series)|Dil e Nadaan]]''||
|
|
| ||[[Express Entertainment|Express TV]]
|
|-
|-
  ||''[[Gustakh Ishq]]''|| ||[[Urdu1]]
  ||''[[Gustakh Ishq]]''||
|
|
| ||[[Urdu1]]
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"|2018 ||''[[Tajdeed e Wafa]]''|| ||[[Hum TV]]
| rowspan="4" |2018 ||''[[Tajdeed e Wafa]]''||
|
|
| || rowspan="2" |[[Hum TV]]
|
|-
|-
  ||''[[Aangan (2018 TV series)|Aangan]]''<ref name=TNI/>|| Muzaffar |  ||[[Hum TV]]
  ||''[[Aangan (2018 TV series)|Aangan]]''|| Muzaffar |
|
|
|
|<ref name="TNI" />
|-
|-
  ||''[[Dilara (TV series)|Dilara]]''|| Nawab Salahuddin ||[[BOL Entertainment|BOL]]
  ||''[[Dilara (TV series)|Dilara]]''|| Nawab Salahuddin  
|
|
| ||[[BOL Entertainment|BOL]]
|
|-
|-
  ||''[[Seerat]]''|| ||[[Geo TV]]
  ||''[[Seerat]]''||
|
|
| || rowspan="4" |[[Jang Media Group|Geo TV]]
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"|2019 ||''[[Dil Kiya Karay]]''<ref name=TNI/>||Raza ||[[Geo TV]]
| rowspan="4" |2019 ||''[[Dil Kiya Karay]]''||Raza
|
|
|
|<ref name="TNI" />
|-
|-
  ||''[[Mera Rab Waris]]''<ref name=TNI/>||Zaheer ||[[Geo TV]]
  ||''[[Mera Rab Waris]]''||Zaheer
|
|
|
|<ref name="TNI" />
|-
|-
  ||''[[Ramz-e-Ishq]]''<ref name=TNI/>||  ||[[Geo TV]]
  ||''[[Ramz-e-Ishq]]''||
|
|
|
|<ref name="TNI" />
|-  
|-  
  ||''Mera Qasoor'' ||   || [[ARY Digital]]  
  ||''Mera Qasoor'' ||
|
|
| || [[ARY Digital]]  
|
|}
|}


==Awards and nominations==
*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"
!Year
!Ceremony
!Category
!Project
!Result
|-
|2004
| [[3rd Lux Style Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rewaj.pk/lux-style-awards-for-the-year-2004/|title=LUX Style Awards for the year 2004|first=Athar|last=Khan}}</ref>
| Best TV Actor
| '''''[[Mehndi]]'''''
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
|2005
| [[4th Lux Style Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/239961/lux-style-awards-a-trip-down-memory-lane/|date=August 26, 2011|title=Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane}}</ref>
| Best TV Actor (Satellite)
| '''''[[Moorat]]'''''
|-
|2016
| [[4th Hum Awards]]
| [[Hum Award for Best Impactful Character|Most Impactful Character]]
| '''''[[Diyar-e-Dil]]'''''
| {{won}}
|}
== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of Lollywood actors]]
* [[List of Lollywood actors]]

Latest revision as of 19:49, 18 March 2026


Abid Ali
عابد علی
Born
Abid Ali

(1952-03-17)17 March 1952
Quetta, Pakistan
Died5 September 2019(2019-09-05) (aged 67)[1]
Karachi, Pakistan
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
Years active1973–2019
Known forWaris
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 1976; div. 2006)
(
m. after 2006)
RelativesIman Ali (daughter)
Rahma Ali (daughter)
Maryam Ali (daughter)
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1986

Abid Ali (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; 29 March 1952 – 5 September 2019)[1] was a Pakistani actor, director and producer.

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

Early and personal life[edit | edit source]

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.[3]

Abid Ali 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]

Career[edit | edit source]

Radio and acting[edit | edit source]

He first joined Radio Pakistan in Quetta before going to Lahore after some struggle and launched a successful TV career with PTV's drama serial Jhok Sial in 1973.[3]

Direction and production[edit | edit source]

He debuted as a director and producer with the 1993 hit drama Dasht, which was the first private production for a television company (NTM) in Pakistan, while the same year, for PTV this time, he directed the drama Doosra Aasman, the first Pakistani drama shot abroad (Dubai, UAE). This was followed by other projects for many channels, including Saheli in 2007, and Massi aur Malka, a family drama, in 2009, Abid Ali usually also acted in the serials he directed or produced.

Illness and death[edit | edit source]

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]

Selected filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role
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 serials[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Director Producer Screenwriter Channel Ref(s).
1973 Jhok Sial PTV [1][9]
1979–80 Waris Dilawar Khan [3][1][9]
1983 Samundar Ahmad Kamal alias Iftikhar and Zaman
1984 Aan
1985 Apnay Log Murad
1986 Waqt
1986 Hazaron Raaste Murad Khan
1989 Pyas Qadir Khan
1989 Khwahish
1991 Dooriyan NTM
1993 Dasht Shah Shams Yes Yes [9][10]
Doosra Aasman Seth Hashim Ali Yes Yes PTV
2000 Hawa Pe Raqs Yes Yes [10]
2003 Mehndi Ali Hassan
2004 Patal
Saiban Sheeshay Ka Yes Yes Yes
Moorat Eunuch Reshma ARY Digital
2005 Naseeb PTV
Matti
Mar Jayen Hum Tau Kiya ATV (Pakistan)
2006 Burns Road Ki Neelofar ARY Digital
2007 Saheli Yes PTV
2009 Massi Aur Malka Yes Geo TV
2012 Do Naina Yes Express Entertainment
2013 Bunty I Love You Patel Hum TV [9]
2014 Rukhsati Geo TV
Khan Sahib Indus Vision
Riwaaj Yes Urdu 1
Khanabadosh Yes TV One
2015 Diyar-e-Dil Bakhtiar Ahmed Khan “Agha Jaan” Hum TV [9]
2016 Kuch Naa Kaho Sohail
2017 Naagin Professor Abdul Quddus Geo Kahani
Pinjra A-Plus TV
Jaltay Gulab TV One
Dastar e Ana
Daldal Saqib Hum TV
Dil e Nadaan Express TV
Gustakh Ishq Urdu1
2018 Tajdeed e Wafa Hum TV
Aangan [9]
Dilara Nawab Salahuddin BOL
Seerat Geo TV
2019 Dil Kiya Karay Raza [9]
Mera Rab Waris Zaheer [9]
Ramz-e-Ishq [9]
Mera Qasoor ARY Digital

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year Ceremony Category Project Result
2004 3rd Lux Style Awards[12] Best TV Actor Mehndi Nominated
2005 4th Lux Style Awards[13] Best TV Actor (Satellite) Moorat
2016 4th Hum Awards Most Impactful Character Diyar-e-Dil Won

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Veteran Pakistani actor Abid Ali passes away Khaleej Times (newspaper), Published 5 September 2019, Retrieved 20 November 2020
  2. ↑ Alavi, Omair (15 September 2019). "IN MEMORIAM: THE MAN WHO SPOKE WITH HIS EYES". Dawn News.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Qamar, Saadia (22 December 2011). "Tete-a-tete with Abid Ali". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 February 2025.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Khushbakht Shahid (21 April 2018), "Pakistani mother-daughter celebrities who were too good to be ignored" The Business Recorder (newspaper), Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Mehek Saeed (7 March 2015) "Rahma Ali’s gaari moving forward halke halke" The Express Tribune (newspaper), Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Veteran actor Abid Ali hospitalized over severe health condition". The News International. 2 September 2019.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Acting legend Abid Ali laid to rest in Karachi". Samaa TV News website. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Eminent actor Abid Ali laid to rest". Dawn (newspaper). 7 September 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 "Legendary actor Abid Ali is no more". The News International (newspaper).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sumeha Malik (18 September 2001). "In the line of duty..." The News International. Archived from the original on 24 September 2001.
  11. ↑ "نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال 1986". Nigar Weekly (in اردو). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.
  12. ↑ Khan, Athar. "LUX Style Awards for the year 2004".
  13. ↑ "Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane". 26 August 2011.

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