Ali Tahir

Ali Tahir is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and educationist.

Ali is best known for his role in the 1995 sitcom Teen Bata Teen and more recently as character actor in different other dramas.

Personal life

Family background Ali belongs to a family involved in both Urdu literature and the media industry: his father Naeem Tahir is an actor and writer; his mother, Yasmeen Tahir, was one of the earliest female voices of Radio Pakistan; his grandparents Imtiaz Ali Taj and Hijab Imtiaz Ali were both well-known writers, Hijab also being the first Muslim female pilot; his brother Faran Tahir is an actor as well while another brother, Mehran Tahir, is a television producer.

Relationships Ali is married to Wajeeha Tahir, who is also an actress and was a cast member of Teen Bata Teen.

Career Having begun as an actor in the 1990s with PTV, after acting for many years he turned to direction and production, his first project being Taj Classics, a set of episodes based on the works of his grandfather Imtiaz Ali Taj.

Television serials +Key Denotes films/dramas that are not released/aired