Samina Ahmad

Samina Ahmad
ثمینہ احمد
Born (1950-03-20) 20 March 1950 (age 74)[1]
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
Years active1965–present
Spouses
  • Fareed Ahmad
    ​
    (div. 1993)​
  • ​
    (m. 2020)​
Children2
AwardsPride of Performance (2011)

Samina Ahmad is a Pakistani film and television actress, stage performer, producer, and director. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.[2] A veteran television actress with over 55 years of work experience in the Urdu entertainment industry, she was honoured with the Pride of Performance by the Government of Pakistan in 2011.

Started her on-screen career in mid 1960s, Ahmad performed for many of PTV's most successful series, including Waris (1979), Aahat (1991), and Family Front (1997) for which she won PTV Award for Best Actress also. One of her most recent roles includes Geo TV's widely-popular four-part comedy series Kis Ki Aayegi Baraat (2009–2012) and Hum TV's acclaimed comedy drama series Suno Chanda (2018) and its sequel Suno Chanda 2 (2019).[3][4] Ahmad further appeared in Marvel Cinematic Universe's Ms. Marvel (2022), marking her international debut.[5]

She married for the second time with actor Manzar Sehbai in April 2020.

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  2. ^ "عمران پیزادہ کے ساتھ شاندار ثمینہ احمد کا انٹرویو". TV Times Magazine: 273.
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  4. ^ MariaS (1 October 2012). "Famous TV actress of Pakistan: Samina Ahmed". Pakistan 360 degrees website. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Samina Ahmed enters 'Ms Marvel' as Kamala Khan's Nani". Express Tribune. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024.