Farooq Zameer

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| birth_date = 1941

| death_date = 23 February 2017

| death_place = Lahore, Pakistan

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| native_name = فاروق ضمیر

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1965–2013

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Farooq Zameer was a Pakistani actor.{{cite web |last= |first= |date=24 February 2017 |title=Farooq Zameer passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1316631 |publisher=Dawn News}}{{cite web |date=23 February 2017 |title=Veteran actor Farooq Zamir passes away |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1337022/veteran-actor-farooq-zamir-passes-away/ |publisher=The Express Tribune}}{{cite web |date=23 February 2017 |title=Famous Pakistani actor Farooq Zameer passes away |url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/376378-Famous-Pakistani-actor-Farooq-Zameer-passes-away |publisher=Dunya News}}

Early life and education

After earning his Masters in English literature from the Government College University, Lahore he began his acting career in the 1960s while also being a businessman by profession.{{Cite web |last=Parvez |first=Amjad |date=27 February 2017 |title=Sophisticated, cultured and a versatile actor |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/26553/sophisticated-cultured-and-a-versatile-actor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623085018/https://dailytimes.com.pk/26553/sophisticated-cultured-and-a-versatile-actor/ |archive-date=23 June 2024 |website=The Daily Times}}

His uncle Ghori was also an actor, better known for his comic roles in the 1930s and the 1940s in pre-partition India, while another uncle Fazal Kamal was a director and producer associated with PTV.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuuQmnfXftM |title=Tum Jo Chaho Tu Suno {{!}} Farooq Zameer in conversation with Moneeza Hashmi {{!}} Interview {{!}} Pakistan |date= |last=Muneeza Hashmi |access-date=2024-06-23 |via=YouTube}}