Samina Ahmad is a Pakistani film and television actress, stage performer, producer and director. She is a veteran television actress with over 50 years of work experience in the Urdu entertainment industry. Ahmad performed for many PTV's major successful series, including Waris, Alif Noon and Family Front. One of her most recent roles includes the Geo TV's widely-popular four-part comedy seriesKis Ki Aayegi Baraat, and the Hum TV's acclaimed comedy drama series Suno Chanda and its sequel Suno Chanda 2. For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honoured by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 2011.
Early life and career
Ahmad was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan on 11 February 1950. Her father was Director Forests, in the West of Pakistan, and her mother was housewife. Her father died in 1965 and mother in 2018. She is the elder among her five siblings. She has done Masters in Home Economics. Ahmad had started her career with serious plays on Pakistan Television Corporation, however she is known for comedy plays like Akkar Bakkar, Taal Matol, Alif Noon and Such Gup. She also acted in the famous comedy drama Family Front. She has recently acted in another TV comedy named Side Order. Her switch to the comic roles proved to be highly rewarding for her, and she quickly became a top media person in Pakistan. When asked in an interview about what she values most in life ?... Her prompt reply was, "Humanity". Samina Ahmad was just an 18 year old college student in Lahore, Pakistan, when she first started working for Pakistan Television Corporation. During her long career, she has also worked at Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore as a Program Director for two decades. Despite her busy professional career, Samina Ahmed has also been an active member of Women's Action Forum in Pakistan. Ahmad was a programmer director at Alhamra Arts Council in Lahore while also performing on the television. In 1997, she launched her own television company named as Samina Ahmad Productions, which produced the widely-popular TV dramaFamily Front.
Personal life
Ahmad was married to a Pakistani filmmaker Fariduddin Ahmed, the son of veteran filmmaker W.Z. Ahmed, who made a popular Pakistani film Waada. The couple has a son, and a daughter together. Fariduddin divorced her, a few years before his death in 1993, the reason being his love for the actressShamim Ara, who he later married. Ahmad married actor Manzar Sehbai on 4 April 2020, in a private Nikah ceremony in Lahore.
