Qazi Wajid
Qazi Wajid | |
|---|---|
| قاضی واجد | |
| Born | Qazi Abdul Wajid Ansari 26 May 1930 |
| Died | 11 February 2018 (aged 87) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1956–2018 |
| Children | Unaiza Qazi |
Qazi Wajid (Urdu: قاضی واجد) (26 May 1930 – 11 February 2018) was a Pakistani actor.
His works include Shama, Tanhaiyaan, Dhoop Kinare, Chand Grehan, Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Hawain, Mehndi, Afshan, Kiran Kahani, Khuda Ki Basti and Ankahi.
After 25 years on radio, he became a television actor in 1966, and was awarded the Pride of Performance Award in 1988 by the Government of Pakistan.
In a career spanning more than 65 years, he did "more than 1,200 dramas as a staff artist for Radio Pakistan since 1977, and more than 500 dramas for TV."
He died in Karachi on 11 February 2018.
PTV released a documentary called Main Hoon Qazi Wajid.