# Huma Nawab

Huma Nawab is a Pakistani actress. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and one of the most successful Pakistani TV actresses of the 1980s and 1990s. She played major roles in TV dramas Chand Grehan, Aahat, Nijaat, Hawain, and Silsila.

## Early life

Nawab was born in 1969 in Islamabad, Pakistan. She completed her education at the University of Islamabad.

## Career

Huma did theatre plays at school, and Chand Grehan was her most successful drama, and her pairing with Ayaz Naik was quite popular. She is noted for her husky voice, well-suited to the strong characters she played in dramatic works. Nijaat and Dhoop Mein Sawan are other famous drama serials she performed in. She started her career in the mid-80s with Silsila and continued working till 1999, after which she went to the United States. Huma returned to Pakistan briefly in 2012, again in 2014, and permanently in 2015. Since then, she has been a prolific actor, with some of her noted projects being Yaqeen Ka Safar, Deedan, Surkh Chandni, Mein Na Janoo, Dil Ruba, and Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.

## Personal life

In 2012, she came back to Pakistan, fulfilling her mother's wish who wanted to be buried next to her husband after being diagnosed with blood cancer. Huma is unmarried and lives in Islamabad. Huma's mother Fatima Nawab was also an actress.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 1982 | Eshaan | Riffat Nagina | PTV |
| 1983 | Silsila | Seemi | PTV |
| 1990 | Dasht | Mehrunisa | PTV |
| 1991 | Aahat | Fouzia | PTV |
| 1992 | Baat Banaye Na Bane | Annie | PTV |
| 1993 | Nijaat | Zareena | PTV |
| 1994 | Hum Kahan Ke Daana Thay | Nazi | PTV |
| 1994 | Memon Seth Ki Doosri Shadi | Farzana | PTV |
| 1995 | Chand Grehan | Shehrbano | PTV |
| 1995 | Aawazain | Shabana | PTV |
| 1996 | Chotay Baray Loag | Shakeela | PTV |
| 1996 | Farar | Amber | PTV |
| 1997 | Hawain | Saima | PTV |
| 1998 | Dhoop Mein Sawan | Batool | PTV |
| 2000 | Tum Hi To Ho | Zaib | PTV |
| 2014 | Susraal Mera | Salman's mother | Hum TV |
| 2014 | Zid | Omer's mother | Hum TV |
| 2014 | Jeena Dushwar Sahi | Hammad's mother | PTV |
| 2015 | Inteha | Shehryar's mother | Express Entertainment |
| 2015 | Kitna Satatay Ho | Hammad's Khala | Hum TV |
| 2015 | Mere Ajnabi | Aayan's mother | ARY Digital |
| 2015 | Googly Mohalla | Bhaya coach | PTV |
| 2015 | Aik Thi Misaal | Asma | Hum TV |
| 2016 | Socha Na Tha | Amna | ARY Zindagi |
| 2016 | Mere Humnawa | Nasra | ARY Digital |
| 2016 | Kuch Na Kaho | Nayyara | Hum TV |
| 2016 | Tum Milay | Farida | ARY Digital |
| 2016 | Bin Roye | Safeer's mother | Hum TV |
| 2016 | Judai | Saman | ARY Digital |
| 2017 | Thori Si Wafa | Seemal's mother | Hum TV |
| 2017 | Tumhare Hain | Kiran | ARY Digital |
| 2017 | Mera Aangan | Shaista | ARY Digital |
| 2017 | Shikwa Nahin Kissi Se | Ammi | A-Plus |
| 2017 | Begangi | Mahi's mother | A-Plus |
| 2017 | Yaqeen Ka Safar | Mahjabeen | Hum TV |
| 2018 | Tum Mujrim Ho | Komal's mother | BOL Entertainment |
| 2018 | Deedan | Gul Makai | A-Plus |
| 2019 | Kaif-e-Baharan | Farah | Geo Entertainment |
| 2019 | Surkh Chandni | Safina | ARY Digital |
| 2019 | Muthi Bhar Chahat | Eman's mother | Express Entertainment |
| 2019 | Haqeeqat | Saira's mother | A-Plus |
| 2019 | Mein Na Janoo | Farah | Hum TV |
| 2020 | Rockstar | Maryam | TV One |
| 2020 | Dil Ruba | Junaid's mother | Hum TV |
| 2021 | Aks | Imran's mother | LTN Family |
| 2021 | Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay | Saleha | Hum TV |
| 2021 | Parizaad | Shehla | Hum TV |
| 2022 | Aitebaar | Bilal's mother | Hum TV |
| 2022 | Beqadar | Farzana | Hum TV |
| 2022 | Rasm-e-Ulfat | Arsam's mother | PTV |
| 2022 | Dil Bhatkay | Zain's mother | TV One |
| 2022 | Pehchaan | Bano | Hum TV |
| 2022 | Ilzaam | Mrs. Haleem | Aan TV |
| 2022 | Bakhtawar | Shareefa | Hum TV |
| 2023 | Ahsaas | Nazi's mother | Express Entertainment |
| 2023 | Ghao | Hina's mother | PTV |
| 2023 | Samjhota | Azra | ARY Digital |
| 2023 | Kahain Kis Se | Zubaida | Hum TV |
| 2024 | Pagal Khana | Noor's mother | Green Entertainment |
| 2024 | Raaz | Shoaib's mother | Green Entertainment |
| 2024 | BOL Kahani | Shahzad's mother | BOL Network |

### Telefilm

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1985 | Bazgasht | Sania |
| 1990 | Gul Phenke Hein | Rida |
| 1994 | Aaseb | Ashi |
| 1999 | Samjhota | Madiha Kamran |
| 2017 | Eid Sharaba | Azmat |
| 2018 | Glass Tora Bara Aana | Urwa's mother |
| 2023 | Budhi Ghori Laal Lagam | Ashi's mother |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2015 | Bin Roye | Safeer's mother |
| 2016 | Mah e Mir | Dr Kaleem's ex-wife |
| 2017 | Kambakht Dil | Amna Ehsaan |
| 2019 | Dastak | Soldier's mother |
| 2024 | Nayab | Piyari Baji |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
| 1983 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Merchant of Venus | Won | |