Shabnam Masood

Shabnam Masood
EastEnders character
Rakhee Thakrar as Shabnam Masood (2014)
Portrayed by	Zahra Ahmadi (2007–2008) Rakhee Thakrar (2014–2016)
Duration	2007–2008, 2014–2016
First appearance	Episode 3401 17 July 2007 (2007-07-17)
Last appearance	Episode 5224 5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
Classification	Former; regular
Created by	Diederick Santer
Introduced by	Diederick Santer (2007) Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2014)
Zahra Ahmadi as Shabnam Masood (2007)
In-universe information Other names Shabnam Kazemi Occupation Post office worker Shop assistant Pharmacist Father Masood Ahmed Mother Zainab Masood Stepfather Yusef Khan Brothers Syed Masood Tamwar Masood Kamil Masood Husband Kush Kazemi (2015–2016) Sons Zaair Kazemi Daughters Jade Masood Uncles Inzamam Ahmed AJ Ahmed Nieces Yasmin Masood First cousins Jamila Inzamam Ali Inzamam Other relatives Arshad Ahmed Iqra Ahmed Habiba Ahmed

Shabnam Masood (also Kazemi) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Zahra Ahmadi from 2007 to 2008,^[1] and by Rakhee Thakrar from 2014 to 2016. Shabnam's first appearance was on 17 July 2007. Ahmadi made her final appearance as Shabnam on 24 October 2008.^[2] Shabnam returned to the show on 13 January 2014, after Thakrar assumed the role on 1 December 2013. After two years on the show, Thakrar abruptly ended her portrayal of Shabnam on 5 February 2016.

Shabnam's storylines during her first stint in the show include a feud with her mother Zainab Masood (Nina Wadia), friendships with Dawn Swann (Kara Tointon) and Carly Wicks (Kellie Shirley), her failed engagements with Muslim men and her difficulty acknowledging her family and religious roots. During her second stint on the show, her storylines include a friendship with Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner), a relationship with Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami), the revelation that she has a secret daughter, Jade Green (Amaya Edwards), whose father is Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), delivering a stillborn son named Zaair, and suspecting an affair between Kush and Stacey. Shabnam left Albert Square with Jade, leaving Kush behind after she made the decision for him to stay with his son Arthur, who he fathered with Stacey.