Nadir Ali (comedian)
{{Short description|Pakistani YouTuber, comedian}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Nadir Ali Khan
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| birth_name = Nadir Ali Khan
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| birth_place = Lahore, Pakistan
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| occupation = {{Hlist | YouTube personality | comedian}}
| spouse = Faiza Nadir
| children = 1
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| channel_display_name = P 4 Pakao
| channel_handle = P4PakaoOfficial
| years_active = 2016–present
| genre = {{Hlist | Family | inspiration | comedy | pranks | vlogs}}
| subscribers = 4.04 million
| views = 1.53 billion
| silver_button = Yes
| silver_year = 2017
| gold_button = Yes
| gold_year = 2018
| stats_update = 14 January 2025
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Nadir Ali ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|نادر علی}}}}) is a Pakistani YouTube personality and comedian who is known for his channel P 4 Pakao.{{cite news |title=Top five male social media Celebrities of 2017 |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/30-Dec-2017/top-five-male-social-media-celebrities-of-2017 |work=Daily Pakistan |date=30 December 2017}} Ali started his channel in 2016 and subsequently uploaded his first video as a hair dresser.{{Cite web |last=Sheraz |first=Ummara |date=2020-04-08 |title=YouTuber Nadir Ali Booked for Tax Evasion Worth Millions |url=https://propakistani.pk/lens/youtuber-nadir-ali-gets-in-trouble-for-millions-in-tax-evasion/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Lens |language=en-US}}
His pranks are popular not only in Pakistan but also abroad, especially in India and Dubai. Nadir was inspired by this response to travel to places like Thailand to record new pranks.
Personal life
Nadir Ali is married to Faiza and has a son.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-12 |title=Popular YouTuber Nadir Ali blessed with a baby boy |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/12-Aug-2022/popular-youtuber-nadir-ali-blessed-with-a-baby-boy |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}{{cite news |title=مشہور شخصیت نادر علی کی بیوی کون ہیں اور کیا کرتی ہیں؟ |url=https://dailyausaf.com/showbiz/news-202108-121250.html/ |work=Daily Ausaf |date=30 August 2021|lang=ur|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301111116/https://dailyausaf.com/showbiz/news-202108-121250.html/|archive-date=1 March 2023}}{{cite news |title=مزاحیہ اداکار نادرعلی کی شادی کیسے ہوئی؟ تفصیلات پہلی بار اے آر وائی نیوز پر |url=https://urdu.arynews.tv/nadir-ali-p-4-pakao-with-wife-upd/ |work=ARY News |date=23 July 2021 |language=ur}}
Career
Prior to his YouTube career, he worked in famous Pakistani prank show Zara Hut Kay which was aired on Metro TV. Nadir entertained people in the same way from 2010 to 2016. In 2016, Nadir began posting videos to YouTube. In 2020, the tax department notified him about some tax payments.{{Cite news |last=Khan |first=Mubarak Zeb |date=2020-04-08 |title=Famous online prankster Nadir Ali gets tax order |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1547335 |access-date=2022-12-07 |work=Dawn Newspaper |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Pakistan's famous online prankster gets tax order |url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/culture/2020/04/08/pakistan-famous-prankster-gets-tax-notice |work=Gulf Today |date=8 April 2020}}{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Saqlain |date=2021-10-18 |title=How Nadir Ali Became The Most Popular Prankster Of Pakistan |url=https://skillypakistan.com/how-nadir-ali-became-the-most-popular-pranskter-of-pakistan/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |language=en-US}}{{cite news |title=پھٹی بنیان سے کامیابی تک کا سفر کیسے طے کیا؟ کامیڈین نادرعلی کی تلخ کہانی |url=https://urdu.arynews.tv/pakistani-youtuber-p-for-pakao-nadir-ali-ary/ |work=ARY News |date=17 December 2020 |language=ur}}
Nadir Ali has so far produced a large number of prank videos,{{cite news |title=Passing a million subscribers, these Pakistani YouTubers have the Gold Play Button |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1517871/pakistan |work=Arab News |date=29 June 2019 |language=en}} the most of which were recorded in Karachi and only a small number in Lahore. He also recorded their prank videos in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangkok and in Dubai. In February 2024, he had an online conversation with well known Indian comedian, Kapil Sharma.{{cite news |title=Kapil suggests collab with Nadir Ali, talks about Lahori roots |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2456645/kapil-sharma-looks-forward-to-collab-with-nadir-ali-talks-about-lahori-roots |work=The Express Tribune |date=16 February 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Kapil Sharma wants to collaborate with Nadir Ali, discusses Lahore ancestry |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/1171750/kapil-sharma-wants-to-collaborate-with-nadir-ali-discusses-lahore-ancestry/ |work=Daily Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415115712/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1171750/kapil-sharma-wants-to-collaborate-with-nadir-ali-discusses-lahore-ancestry/ |date=18 February 2024|archive-date=15 April 2024}}
In August 2023, alongwith the Pakistani actor Moammar Rana, he faced criticism over social media due to his podcast with the actor who made offensive comments about Indian actress Priyanka Chopra.{{cite news |title=Pak actor Moammar Rana, YouTuber Nadir Ali face backlash for racist, sleazy comments on Priyanka Chopra and Ameesha Patel |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/pak-actor-moammar-rana-youtuber-nadir-ali-face-backlash-for-racist-sleazy-comments-on-priyanka-chopra-and-ameesha-patel-8917401/ |work=The Indian Express |date=31 August 2023 |language=en}}
In September 2024 before Naik's visit to Pakistan in the next month, Ali became the first Pakistani youtuber to host an interview with the scholar Zakir Naik.{{cite news |title=Pakistan YouTuber achieves big landmark |url=https://www.samaa.tv/2087321172-nadir-ali-becomes-first-pakistani-to-interview-dr-zakir-naik |work=Samaa TV |date=20 September 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Nadir Ali becomes first Pakistani to interview Dr Zakir Naik |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2024/09/20/nadir-ali-becomes-first-pakistani-to-interview-dr-zakir-naik/ |work=Pakistan Today |date=20 September 2024}}