Ali Tahir () is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and educationist.
Ali is best known for his role in the 1995 sitcom Teen Bata Teen and more recently as character actor in different other dramas.
Personal life
Family background Ali belongs to a family involved in both Urdu literature and the media industry: his father Naeem Tahir is an actor and writer; his mother, Yasmeen Tahir, was one of the earliest female voices of Radio Pakistan; his grandparents Imtiaz Ali Taj and Hijab Imtiaz Ali were both well-known writers, Hijab also being the first Muslim female pilot; his brother Faran Tahir is an actor as well while another brother, Mehran Tahir, is a television producer.
Relationships Ali is married to Wajeeha Tahir, who is also an actress and was a cast member of Teen Bata Teen.
Career Having begun as an actor in the 1990s with PTV, after acting for many years he turned to direction and production, his first project being Taj Classics, a set of episodes based on the works of his grandfather Imtiaz Ali Taj.
Other work
Academia Ali has been teaching media arts at the Beaconhouse National University as well at the Punjab University.
Filmography
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Television serials +Key Denotes films/dramas that are not released/aired YearTitleRoleChannelDirectorProducerNotes 1995 Teen Bata Teen JohnnyPTV1996RanjishSalman2001Kaun: The Search for TruthFareed ShahSTNCrime-mystery series2006GharoorAuliaPTV 2012 Samjhota Express Sajjad Mubeen 2013 Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai WaleedHum TV Taar-e-Ankaboot BaqirGeo Entertainment 2014 Do Saal Ki Aurat ShehzadHum TV 2016 Pashemaan BilalExpress TV 2017 Mohini Mansion Ki CinderellayainBol Entertainment Sangsar FayyazHum TV Iltija SaqibARY Digital Mujhay Jeenay Do MuraadUrdu 1 2019 Inkaar Azam IqbalHum TV 2021 Phaans Siraj Hum Kahan Ke Sachay ThayTahir2022 Qalandar EhsaanGeo Entertainment 2023 Kuch Ankahi Salman's clientARY Digital Cameo (episode 15) Jaisay Aapki Marzi Ehtasham Muhabbat Gumshuda Meri SarmadHum TVRah-e-JunoonAzhar Kareem2024MehroomZaffarGeo Entertainment Zard Patton Ka BunnAfzal "Fazlu" KhanHum TV2025Shirin FarhadSultanRaaja RaniShahidSherBadarARY DigitalSanwal Yaar PiyaAslamGeo Entertainment
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