Humaira Ali
{{Short description|Pakistani actress (1960–2025)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2023}}
{{distinguish|Humaira Asghar}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Humaira Ali
| image = Cropped_Photo_of_Humaira_Ali.jpg
| caption =
| native_name = {{Nobold|{{nq|حمیرا علی}}}}
| native_name_lang = ur
| birth_name = Humaira Chaudhry
| birth_date = {{birth date|1960|4|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lahore, West Pakistan, Pakistan
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|5|3|1960|4|5|df=y}}
| death_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
| education = University of Lahore
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1973–2025
| spouse = {{marriage|Abid Ali|1976|2006|end=div}}
| parents =
| children = 3
}}
Humaira Ali (née Chaudhry; 5 April 1960 – 3 May 2025) was a Pakistani actress. She was known for her roles in dramas Nail Polish, Kankar, Jab We Wed and Sammi. She has also acted in Pakistan's only English-language film, Beyond the Last Mountain (1976).{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1156276|title=CULTURE CIRCLE : Ajoka set to undertake 'Amrika Chalo' project|website=Dawn News|date=1 December 2020}}
Early life
Humaira was born on 5 April 1960 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies at the University of Lahore.{{cite web|url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/413357|title=Pakistani mother-daughter celebrities who are too good to be ignored|website=Business Recorder|date=6 December 2020}}
Career
Ali joined the television industry in 1973.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1504619|title=IN MEMORIAM: THE MAN WHO SPOKE WITH HIS EYES|website=Dawn|date=3 December 2020}} She made her debut as an actress on the hit PTV drama serial Jhok Siyal, playing a lead role along with Abid Ali, whom she later married.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1155511|title=PTV's Golden Jubilee: Fade to black|website=Dawn|date=2 December 2020}} Humaira also sang songs in Jhok Sial and in the dramas directed by her husband Abid.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1157709|title=culture circle : Art consultancy launches Artist's Notebook|website=Dawn News|date=8 December 2020}}
In 1974, she appeared in lead role as Batool Aik Mohabbat So Afsanay which was written by Ashfaq Ahmed and she starred with Sheeba Hassan, Khursheed Shahid and Mustansar Hussain Tarar. She portrayed the role of a kind and sweet housewife who is deeply hurt when she learns that her husband married another girl in a foreign country.
In 1976, she worked in Pakistan's first English film, Beyond the Last Mountain, in which she portrayed a bride who marries someone she does not know and later faces some problems. It was directed and written by Javed Jabbar; later, it was shown at the 6th International Film Festival of India in Delhi.
She was known for singing in the dramas Dasht, Doosra Aasman and Hawa Pe Raqs which was also directed by her husband.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1007915|title=ہر دور کے سب سے مقبول 20 پاکستانی ڈرامے|website=Dawn News Television|date=7 December 2020}}
Thereafter she appeared in numerous dramas, including Akbari Asghari, Sabz Pari Laal Kabootar, Nail Polish, Kankar, Jab We Wed, Ranjish Hi Sahi and Sammi.{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1177053|title=Mawra Hocane's Sammi is a slow unravelling of one of Pakistan's darkest truths|website=Images.Dawn|date=10 December 2020}}
Personal life and death
Humaira married Abid Ali in 1976.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOX9d6lW48|title=Jee Saheeli Epi-23 part 4/5 Guest : Humaira Ali, Ismat Iqbal, Faiza Gillani|website=YouTube |date=4 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://arynews.tv/en/iman-ali-childhood-picture-instagram|title=Iman Ali shares her childhood picture and fans are just loving it!|website=Ary News|date=14 December 2020}} They met during the shooting of the drama Johak Sial. She had three daughters, including Iman Ali and Rahma Ali.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjXGNXJ3k-s|title=Jee Saheeli Epi-23 part 5/5 Guest : Humaira Ali, Ismat Iqbal, Faiza Gillani|website=YouTube |date=5 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/435382-inside-iman-alis-glitzy-wedding-ceremony|title=Supermodel Iman Ali is married now!|website=The News International|date=12 December 2020}} She and Abid Ali divorced in 2006; she still used his last name and both remained on good terms until his death in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/568469-memory-abid-ali-end-era|title=In Memory: Abid Ali and the end of an era|website=The News International|date=13 December 2020}}
Humaira Ali died on 3 May 2025, at the age of 65.{{cite news |title=Iman Aly’s Mother Humaira Abid Ali Passes Away |url=https://reviewit.pk/iman-alys-mother-humaira-abid-ali-passes-away/ |access-date=24 June 2025 |publisher=Reviewit |date=3 May 2025}}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role ! scope="col"|Network |
| 1973
| Mehru | PTV |
| 1974
| Aik Mohabbat So Afsanay | Batool | PTV |
| 1993
| Dasht | Shahtaaj | NTM |
| 2005
| Azal | Begum Ahsan | Indus TV |
| rowspan="2"|2007
| Kulsoom | PTV |
| Awaz
| Suraiya Begum | PTV |
| 2008
| Yaad Piya ki Aaye | Abida | PTV |
| rowspan ="5"|2010
| Din Dhallay | Sidra | PTV |
| Jeevan Ki Rahon Mein
| Minal | PTV |
| Bas Ik Tera Intezar
| Safeena | PTV |
| 40 Plus Is Naughty Plus
| Beenish's mother | PTV |
| Dastaan
| Kaamini | Hum TV |
| rowspan="4"|2011
| Nafeesa Mehboob | A-Plus |
| Akbari Asghari
| Batool | Hum TV |
| Sehra Teri Pyas
| Ameer Bibi | PTV Home |
| Timmy G Season 1
| Nusrat |
| rowspan ="7" | 2012
| Nain Tara's mother |
| Koi Meray Dil Say Pouchay
| Shireen | PTV |
| Timmy G Season 2
| Nusrat |
| Bano Bazar
| Bibi | Geo TV |
| Wilyti Desi
| Shamshad Begum | PTV |
| Dil Deke Jayen Ge
| Maham's mother | Geo TV |
| Sabz Pari Laal Kabootar
| Nasima |
| rowspan = "5" | 2013
| Pachtawa | Nuzhat |
| Kankar
| Aapa | Hum TV |
| Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Sakti
| Chami |
| Darmiyan
| Farishtay's mother | ARY Digital{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/08/30/promising-drama-darmiyaan-hits-the-airwaves|title=Promising drama 'Darmiyaan' hits the airwaves|website=Pakistan Today|date=11 December 2020}} |
| Ranjish Hi Sahi
| Hira |
| rowspan ="5" | 2014
| Haq Meher | Sultana |
| Jab We Wed
| Heer's mother | Urdu 1 |
| Behnein Aisi Bhi Hoti Hain
| Akhtari |
| Rasam
| Yasmeen | Geo TV |
| Shikwa
| Tamanna Khanam |
| rowspan ="5" | 2015
| Ek Sitam Aur Sahi | Zawar Gul |
| Shukrana
| Imtiaz |
| Mohabbat Aag Si
| Samiya's mother | Hum TV |
| Yehi Hai Zindagi
| Nain Tara |
| Paras
| Sabeen |
| rowspan = "3" |2016
| Lagaao | Nadra | Hum TV |
| Yehi Hai Zindagi Season 2
| Nain Tara |
| Hassil
| Junaid's mother | Geo TV |
| rowspan = "7" |2017
| Thori Si Wafa | Farzana | Hum TV |
| Yehi Hai Zindagi Season 3
| Nain Tara |
| Bachay Baraye Farokht
| Shazia's mother | Urdu 1 |
| Sammi
| Nargis Jutt | Hum TV{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1177601|title='Sammi' raises questions about the value of a daughter's life in Pakistan, but will it give us any answers?|website=Images.Dawn|date=9 December 2020}} |
| Massom
| Aruba's mother |
| Beti To Main Bhi Hoon
| Qudsia | Urdu 1 |
| Yeh Shadi Nahin Hosakti
| Shehla |
| rowspan = "3" |2018
| Bay Parwaian | Sultana Bibi | PTV |
| Rabbaway
| Khalida |rowspan = "2" |Bol Entertainment |
| Bol Kaffara
| Liaquat's mother |
| 2019
| Gulfam | Samreen | ATV |
=Telefilm=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role |
| 2012
| Roshni Ki Dastak | Ani |
| 2016
| Shab-e-Zulmat | Beena's mother |
=Film=
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|8201945}}
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