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Qazi Wajid
Pakistani actor (1938–2018)
Qazi Wajid (Urdu: قاضی واجد) (26 May 1930–11 February 2018) was a Pakistani actor.[1][2][3]
His works include Shama, Tanhaiyaan, Dhoop Kinare, Chand Grehan, Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Hawain, Mehndi, Afshan, Kiran Kahani, Khuda Ki Basti and Ankahi.[4]
After 25 years on radio, he resigned and performed as an actor,[5] joining television in 1966, and for his contributions in the field, he was eventually awarded the Pride of Performance Award in 1988 by the Government of Pakistan.[6]
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."[7]
He died in Karachi on 11 February 2018.[2]