Zahid Iftikhar Ahmed is a Pakistani television actor and former RJ.
Ahmed worked as a creative manager for PTV World, and later became an
RJ. Although successful, he left it to pursue a career in acting, and
made his broadway debut with a leading role in the play It Runs in the
Family (2006). He received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of
Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Anwar Maqsood's, Sawa 14 August and its sequel
Pawnay 14 August (both 2014). That same year, he made his television
debut with the Hum TV romantic series Mehram. His breakout role in the
Hum TV series Alvida (2015), garnered him the Hum Award for Best
Villain, and a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Subsequently, he
received wide recognition for his portrayal of leading roles in
several of the successful series, including Jugnoo (2015), Tum Mere
Paas Raho (2015), Sangat (2015), Zara Yaad Kar (2016) and Besharam
(2016).Zahid received his early education in Rawalpindi and graduated
from Preston University in marketing. From 2003 to 2011, Zahid worked
as a COO facilitator (corporate trainer) for sales and customer
service operations in an IT company, however he left the job when
company was discovered fraudulent and joined Pakistan Television
Network's flagship channel PTV Home and later as a creative manager to
launch an PTV World, where he met Anwar Maqsood and accept the offer
to play Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Maqsood's theater Sawa 14 August.Ahmed
started his career as a RJ where he hosted Pakistani version of
Australian morning shows The Breakfast Show and The Rush Hour for a
year from 2002-2003, but left the show due to his job at call center
in ISB. Due to his experience at radio, Zahid is a professional
voice-over artist and has worked on various commercials for BBC, Nokia
and is an official member of Voices.com. He also plays a small role in
unreleased film Cedare a joint production of Canada and Pakistan.
Ahmed worked as a creative manager for PTV World, and later became an
RJ. Although successful, he left it to pursue a career in acting, and
made his broadway debut with a leading role in the play It Runs in the
Family (2006). He received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of
Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Anwar Maqsood's, Sawa 14 August and its sequel
Pawnay 14 August (both 2014). That same year, he made his television
debut with the Hum TV romantic series Mehram. His breakout role in the
Hum TV series Alvida (2015), garnered him the Hum Award for Best
Villain, and a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Subsequently, he
received wide recognition for his portrayal of leading roles in
several of the successful series, including Jugnoo (2015), Tum Mere
Paas Raho (2015), Sangat (2015), Zara Yaad Kar (2016) and Besharam
(2016).Zahid received his early education in Rawalpindi and graduated
from Preston University in marketing. From 2003 to 2011, Zahid worked
as a COO facilitator (corporate trainer) for sales and customer
service operations in an IT company, however he left the job when
company was discovered fraudulent and joined Pakistan Television
Network's flagship channel PTV Home and later as a creative manager to
launch an PTV World, where he met Anwar Maqsood and accept the offer
to play Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Maqsood's theater Sawa 14 August.Ahmed
started his career as a RJ where he hosted Pakistani version of
Australian morning shows The Breakfast Show and The Rush Hour for a
year from 2002-2003, but left the show due to his job at call center
in ISB. Due to his experience at radio, Zahid is a professional
voice-over artist and has worked on various commercials for BBC, Nokia
and is an official member of Voices.com. He also plays a small role in
unreleased film Cedare a joint production of Canada and Pakistan.
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