Samina Ahmad

Samina Ahmad (born 20 March 1950) 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. A veteran television actress who has worked for over six decades in the Urdu entertainment industry, she was honoured with the Pride of Performance by the Government of Pakistan in 2011. Ahmad further appeared in Marvel Cinematic Universe's Ms. Marvel, marking her international debut.

She married for the second time with actor Manzar Sehbai in April 2020. Her father was the Director of Forests in the West of Pakistan, and her mother was a housewife. Her father died in 1965, and her mother in 2018. She is the eldest of her five siblings. She has a Masters in Home Economics. She had also worked at Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore, as a Programme director for two decades. Despite her busy professional career, Samina Ahmed has also been an active member of the Women's Action Forum in Pakistan.

Ahmad was a programme director at Alhamra Arts Council in Lahore while also performing on television. In 1997, she launched her own television company, Samina Ahmad Productions, which produced the widely-popular TV drama Family Front. Ahmad married actor, Manzar Sehbai on 4 April 2020, in a private Nikah ceremony in Lahore.

Filmography Film

Television

Telefilm

Web series