Najiba Faiz

Najiba Faiz (Pashto: نجیبه فېض) born 1 August 1988, is an Afghan-born Pakistani television host, television and film actress, known for playing variety of notable characters in films and in television mostly in Pakistan and Afghanistan. She began her career as a child artist, and later started in television serials such as Sang-e-Mar Mar and its second trilogy Sang-e-Mah.^[2][3] Faiz is currently hosting a morning show on Hum Pashto 1.^[4]

Najiba Faiz
نجیبه فېض
Born	Najiba Faiz (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 36)[1] Kunduz, Afghanistan
Other names	Najeeba Faiz
Education	Abdul Wali Khan University
Occupations	Actress TV host Journalist Model
Years active	1996 – present
Employer	Hum TV Network
Television	Sang-e-Mah Sang-e-Mar Mar Mohabbat Khawab Safar
Political party	Solidarity Party of Afghanistan
Website	https://najibafaizofficial.com/

Early life

Her father is an Afghan immigrant who migrated to Pakistan in the 1980s.^[5] She grew up mostly in Peshawar, and later moved on to Karachi and Islamabad. Faiz started her career with working on a children program "Storee"ستوری, which aired on PTV.^[6] In 2002, she started her acting career with "Rogh Lewani", a Pashto serial, where she played a secretary of Ismail Shahid (Maanay).^[6] The role helped her rise to stardom and served as a launching pad for her career.^[6]

Career

After the launch of the maiden Pashto channel, AVT, in 2004, Najiba Faiz returned to the industry. She hosted programs and acted in various drama serials.^[2] Since then, she has acted in several plays including Sang-e-Mar Mar, which aired on Hum TV. She worked in other two dramas, Mohabbat Khawab Safar and Sangsar which also aired on Hum TV. Her role as a grief stricken mother in Saawan that fights all odds to reunite with her son was highly praised by critics.^[7][8] Najeeba had a viral moment in the Pakistan Super League match between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi, where photos and videos of her crying at tense moments of the match were widely shared and talked about on social media.^[9][10]

Najeeba Faiz also worked in Afghanistan for three years. There, apart from acting and hosting many different shows,^[11] she was also the host for the Afghan version of Who wants to be a Millionaire.^[12]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Dil Ruba	Dil Ruba
	Rogh Lewani	Dil Ruba
2004	Parhar	Husan
2007	Da Ba Manay	Gulbadan
2008	Sur Shaal	Saira
2009	Taojan Badoona	Wazimah
2010	Bacha Kana Akhtar	Kharo
	Angoori	Haya Jan
2011	Sham Say Pehlay	Sania
	Rok Lo Aaj Ki Raat Ko	Farwa
2012	Be Bangro Lasoona	Shaista
	Kaala Jadoo Season 2	Zara	[4]
	Ap Ke Saawan Barse	Shumail	[13]
	Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah	Zareena
	Kuchh Ishq Tha Kuchh Majboori Thi	Shahana
2013	Virasat	Saher
2016	Funkari	Chandni
	Sang-e-Mar Mar	Gulalai
2017	Sangsar	Neelam
	Mohabbat Khawab Safar	Rakhshunda
2022	Sang-e-Mah	Harshali Kaur	[14]
	Meri Shehzadi	Almas	[15]
2023	Meesni	Humaira
2024	Nafrat	Shagufta

Telefilm

Year	Title	Role
2006	SANATA	Aqsa Zafar
2010	Zara-Si-Ulfat	Nausheen
2012	Dhamak	Zareena

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Khuda Kay Liye	Gul Bano	[4]
2017	Saawan	Arzoo	[16][17]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Presented by	Ref.
2008	AVT Khyber Awards	Best Actress	Won	ATV Awards Committee	[18]
2021	4th Awards UNISA Fakhre Awards	Best Actress	Won	UNISA Fakhre Committee	[19]