Nauman Ijaz

Nauman Ijaz (Punjabi and Urdu: نُعمان اعجاز) is a Pakistani television and film actor, anchorperson, and television presenter. He is the recipient of several accolades, including 10 Lux Style Awards, 7 Hum Awards and a President's Pride of Performance, which was awarded to him in 2012.

PP Nauman Ijaz
نُعمان اعجاز
Born	(1965-02-14) 14 February 1965 (age 59) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Education	pakistan University Law College
Occupation(s)	Actor, television presenter
Years active	1988- Present
Spouse	Rehana Noman
Children	3, inc. Zaviyar Nauman
Awards	Pride of Performance (2012)[1] PTV Award 7 Hum Awards 10 Lux Style Awards

As of 2017 he was hosting a prime time talk show on Neo News HD with the title of G Sarkar.^[2] Active since 1988, he has played many roles and has been a senior actor on state Television PTV.^[3][4]

Early life

Ijaz was born and grew up in Icchra town, Lahore to a Punjabi family. His father worked in a movie theatre as a manager. He started his education at Cathedral High School, Lahore. Later he attended the Divisional Public School, Model Town, Lahore. He completed his education at Forman Christian College and did Law from Punjab University, Lahore. He started his acting career with a small appearance in a 1988 drama serial.^[2][3]

Career

Ijaz began his acting career on PTV, with a short appearance in the direction of Nusrat Thakur. He then did a TV serial on PTV (Quetta Center). He later appeared in many different roles, including negative roles in the dramas Rihaee and Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi. He then appeared in the film Ramchand Pakistani (2008) where he romanced Nandita Das.^[5] Ijaz hosted a TV comedy show on PTV Home.^[2] In 2012, Ijaz received a Pride of Performance award from the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari.^[1] In 2014, he played a Pakistani cab-driver based in Jackson Heights in Mehreen Jabbar's directed Jackson Heights.^[6] He received unanimous praise for his performance, with a reviewer from Dawn stating, 'He was truly the linchpin, holding the interest level in Jackson Heights even when the pace was flagging."^[7] From 2016-17, he appeared in titular role in Bhai as Aslam alias Bhai, the troublemaker local councillor from the Walled City of Lahore.^[8] In 2017, he played the titular role of ruthless and influential politician in political-drama Khan.^[9] The same year, he played a household molestor in Kashif Nisar's directed Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila, for which he received Best TV Actor - Critics' choice at the 18th Lux Style Awards.^[10]

In 2014, he hosted a TV comedy show called Mazaaq Raat on Dunya News.

Filmography

Key

†	denotes film / drama that has not released yet
†	Denotes films / drama that are currently on cinema / on air

Films

Year	Film	Language	Ref.
2008	Ramchand Pakistani[1][2]	Urdu
2008	Small Voices[2]	Urdu
2010	Hijrat	Punjabi
2016	Hijrat	Urdu
2010	Virsa[1][2]	Punjabi

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
1990	Fishaar	Ahmad Jamal Khan	PTV		[11]
1993	Dasht	Mir Balaaj	NTM		[12]
	Nijaat	Huzoor Bakhsh	PTV		[12]
1994	Eendhan	Arsaln			[13]
1995	Yeh Zindagi	Sheraz
2000	Aansoo	Sami Khan			[2]
2000	Dunya	Akhtar Ali			[14]
2001	Wafa Ke Mausam
2002	Nigah	Jawad			[15]
2004	Sassi	Saaju
2005	Aadhi Dhoop
2006	Malangi	Malangi
	Lagan	Sermad
2007	Abhi Door Hai Kinara
	Man-o-Salwa	Karam	Hum TV		[12]
2008	Kisay Aawaz Doon		PTV
	Chubhan
2009	Khuda Zameen Se Gaya Nahin
	Noorpur Ki Rani	Salar	Hum TV		[16][17]
2010	Mein Mar Gai Shoukat Ali	Mehar Salar	A-Plus
	Mera Saaein	Malik Wajahat	ARY Digital		[12][17]
2010-2011	Aankh Salamat Andhay Log	Gulfam	A-Plus
2011	Kuch Khowab Thay Meray
	Jo Chale To Jaan Se Guzar Gaye	Sayed Alim Shah	Geo Entertainment
	Ek Nazar Meri Taraf
	Jal Pari
	Aao Kahani Buntay Hain		PTV
	Sanjha	Hukum	Hum TV
2012	Mehar Bano aur Shah Bano	Faraz
	Durr-e-Shahwar	Haider
	Pehli Aandhi Mosam Ki		TV One	Episodic appearance
	Sargoshi		Urdu 1
	Badi Aapa	Farman	Hum TV		[17]
	Pathjar Ke Baad		Urdu 1
	Samjhauta Express	Purohit	PTV
	Kami Reh Gaee	Waqar			[2]
2013	Rehaai	Waseem	Hum TV		[16]
	Qarz		ARY Digital
	Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi	Mian Ghulam Farid	Hum TV		[16]
	Jaan Hatheli Par		Urdu 1
	Toote Hue Taare	Saleem	ARY Digital	Appeared in 5 episodes
2014	Bay Emaan Mohabbat	Nabeel
	Dil Majboor Sa Lage		Express Entertainment
	Bashar Momin	Zafar	Geo Entertainment	Special appearance
	Ek Mohabbat Kay Baad		ARY Digital
	Jackson Heights	Imran Bhatti	Urdu 1		[18][17]
2015	Zinda Dargor	Dr. Mustafa	ARY Digital
	Kaise Huaye Benaam	Faris	Geo Entertainment
2016	Zindagi Aur Kitne Zakham	Behram Ali Shah	TV One
	Bhai	Ashraf	A-Plus
	Mein Sitara	Ilyas Khawaja	TV One
	Mann Pyasa	Zeeshan Shah
	Dumpukht - Aatish-e-Ishq	Peer Habib Ullah	A-Plus
	Sang-e-Mar Mar	Gulistan Khan	Hum TV		[19][17]
	Mere Humnawa		ARY Digital
	Ahsas	Adil	Urdu 1
	Jaan'nisar		A-Plus
	Sakeena
2017	Pinjra	Aurangzeb (Ranga) Mazari			[20]
	Khan	Khan Haqdar Khan	Geo Entertainment
	Laut Ke Chalay Aana	Farhan
	O Rangreza	Khayam Sani	Hum TV
	Imam Zamin	Muneeb	TV One
	Shayad	Salaar	Geo Entertainment
	Dar Jaati Hai Sila	Jawad "Joyee"	Hum TV		[12][17]
2018	Ghamand	Maqsood	A-Plus
	Bewaja		PTV
	Marham	Zarak Khan	BOL Entertainment
2020	Dunk	Humayun Ahmed	ARY Digital	Episodes 1–6	[21]
2021	Dil Na Umeed To Nahi	Tariq Masood "TM"	TV One PTV		[22]
	Raqeeb Se	Maqsood	Hum TV		[23][17]
	Parizaad	Behroze Kareem		Episodes 10–16	[17]
	Dobara	Hidayatullah		Only in flashbacks
2022	Sang-e-Mah	Haji Marjaan Khan			[19][17]
	Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi	Nawabzada Dilawar	ARY Digital
2023	Mayi Ri	Zaheer		Episode 1–19
	Gunjal	Dilawar	Aur Life		[24]
2024	Hum Dono	Ejaz Durrani
	Bismil	T.T	ARY Digital
	Duniyapur	Nauroz Adam	Green Entertainment

Webseries

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2019	Saat Mulaqatein	Husband	Nashpati Prime	Web-series debut	.[25]
2022	Mrs. & Mr. Shameem	Shameem “Shammo”	ZEE5
2024	Abdullahpur Ka Devdas	Shahansha		Web series for Zee5	[26]

Host

Year	Program	Channel
2013–2015	Mazaaq Raat[3]	Dunya TV
2021-cont	G Sarkar	Neo News

Awards and accolades

Year	Work	Award	Result	Ref
Hum Awards
2012	Best Actor[3]	Bari Aapa	Won
2009[2][3]	Khamoshiyan	Best TV Actor  – Satellite	Won
PTV Awards
2012	Dil Behkay Ga	Best Actor Jury[3]	Won

Lux Style Awards^[27]

Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
1st Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actor	N/A	Won
5th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actor (Terrestrial)	Sassi
6th Lux Style Awards		Malangi
	Best TV Actor (Satellite)	Dohri
7th Lux Style Awards		Man-O-Salwa	Nominated
8th Lux Style Awards		Khamoshiyan	Won	[28]
	Best TV Actor (Terrestrial)	Mussafat	Nominated
9th Lux Style Awards		Kaghaz Ki Nao	Won
11th Lux Style Awards		Ao Kahani Buntay Hain
	Best TV Actor (Satellite)	Mera Saaein	Nominated
12th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actor (Terrestrial)	Qeemat	Won
13th Lux Style Awards		Kami Reh Gaee
Dil Awaiz		Nominated
Best TV Actor (Satellite)	Rehaai
	Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi
15th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actor		Zinda Dargor
16th Lux Style Awards			Dampukht
17th Lux Style Awards			Pinjra
18th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actor (Critics' Choice)	Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila	Won
22nd Lux Style Awards		Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi	Nominated	[29]

Other recognition

• 2012 - Pride of Performance by the President of Pakistan^[1]

References

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External links

• Nauman Ijaz at IMDb