Zia Mohyeddin Biography

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Personal Information About Zia Mohyeddin

Zia Mohyeddin was born on Saturday, June 20, 1931, in Lyallpur, British India. He is a well-known British-Pakistani actor, producer, director, and television broadcaster. Find Zia Mohyeddin’s age, spouse, net worth, height, weight, family, career, and more information. Learn more about Zia Mohyeddin’s major successes or accomplishments.

Zia Mohyeddin’s father, Khadim Mohiuddin, was a renowned educator who had the honor of writing the dialogue for Teri Yaad, the first motion picture produced in Pakistan. In 1949, Zia Mohiuddin received his diploma from Government College Lahore. He moved to England after completing his education in Australia, where he joined the Royal Academy of Theater Arts and began his singing and acting career.

In 1956, he went back to Pakistan, but shortly after, he went back to England on a scholarship to complete his director training. When EM Foster’s well-known book “A Passage to India” was presented on stage in 1960, Zia Mohiuddin captivated the audience by portraying Dr. Aziz. He was given the chance to work on the movie “Lawrence of Arabia” in 1962.

Payal, Chacha Chhakkan, Zia Ke Saath, and Jo Jane Wo Jeete were the Zia Mohiuddin shows on Pakistan Television that saw the most resounding success. He also excelled at reciting Urdu poetry and prose in his beautiful voice.

Zia Mohyeddin continues to hold the position of director of the National Academy of Performing Arts in Karachi as of 2004. On February 13, 2023, he passed away in Karachi.

Zia Mohyeddin Biography in Detail

Zia Mohyeddin Age/Date of Birth

Zia Mohiuddin was born in Faisalabad on June 20, 1933. He eventually passed away on February 13, 2023, in Karachi.

Zia Mohyeddin Net Worth

Estimated Net Worth in 2021, $1 Million to $5 Million Approx.

Zia Mohyeddin Family

Zia Mohyeddin wed the actress Azra Mohyeddin in 1994. The couple is the parents of just one daughter named Alia Mohyeddin.

Zia Mohyeddin Career

He started acting in the 1950s and later found success as a producer, director, and television broadcaster.

He made his acting debut in the movie as Tafas (the Arab guide who is shot by Omar Sharif for drinking water from the wrong well).

Following that, he made numerous appearances on television and in movies, including one as Doctor Aziz in the British Broadcasting Corporation’s television adaptation of A Passage to India (Play of the Month, 1965). In the late 1960s, he went back to Pakistan.

In addition to hosting his own television talk show, he established and managed the PIA Arts and Dance Academy there. He later married the classical dancer Naheed Siddiqui in 1973 after they had met around this time.

Zia Mohyeddin First Wife

Zia Mohiuddin’s first wife was Sarwar Zemani, with whom he had two sons, Minos Ameer, and Risha Ameen.

 Zia Mohyeddin Second Wife

Zia Mohyeddin second wife name is Azra Mohyeddin

Zia Mohyeddin Education

Royal Academy of Dramatic Artists.

Zia Mohiuddin graduated from Government College Lahore in 1949 and was awarded a diploma.

His education was completed in Australia before he relocated to England, where he enrolled in the Royal Academy of Theater Arts and started his singing and acting careers.

He returned to Pakistan in 1956, but soon after, he returned to England on a scholarship to finish his director training.

Is Zia Mohyeddin alive? (Cause of Death)

On February 13, 2023, he passed away in Karachi. The sources claim that Mohyeddin, 91, was hospitalized in Karachi’s private hospital for severe abdominal pain and fever.

He had intestinal issues, which were discovered during an ultrasound. The actor underwent surgery and was taken to the hospital’s intensive care unit shortly after (ICU). The news of his passing shocked the entire nation and the entire world.

It is scheduled that the funeral prayer for him will be recited today, 13 February 2023, after Zuhr’s prayer in Defense Phase 4 in Imam Bargah Yasrab.

Zia Mohyeddin has made enormous contributions to Pakistani entertainment. Generations of fans will have fond memories of him as a true icon of the entertainment world.

Zia Mohyeddin Drama List

• The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake
• Dhun Hamari Tumharay Naam Hui
• Danger Man
• The Avengers
• Family Pride
• Adam Adamant Lives
• The Jewel in the Crown
• Gangsters
• The Champions
• Jackanory

Zia Mohyeddin Movie List

• Rahguzar
• Sammy Going South
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Behold a Pale Horse
• Behold a Pale Horse
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Sammy Going South
• Partition
• Immaculate Conception
• Some Lover to Some Beloved

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