Nayyar Ejaz

Nayyar Ejaz (or Nayyar Ijaz) is a Pakistani film and television actor.

Nayyar has been working in the television industry since the mid-1980s and became a recognized face in the early 1990s.

He is famous for his supporting roles, mainly as villain, portraying Shaikh Jumbail in Dasht (1993), Salman in Dhuwan (1994) and Kali Das in the television serial Laag (1998).

Early life and education He was born into a Punjabi family hailing from Dharampura, Lahore and has eleven siblings. His father worked for Radio Pakistan and was posted in Quetta, where Nayyar was born. Another brother, Riaz Nayyar, was an actor, singer and poet who died at a young age of 35.

Before pursuing higher education, Ejaz briefly worked with the federal government in Quetta. He later completed his Master of Arts degree in political science.

Career Nayyar initially wanted to be a cricketer, and even played at the first-class level, before debuting as an actor in Asghar Nadeem Syed’s first play, Zindagi Jis Ke Naam, in 1984.

Filmography Television series Films

Telefilms