# Firdous Jamal

Firdous Jamal (Urdu: فردوس جمال; born 9 June 1954) is a Pakistani television, theatre, stage and film actor.

## Early life and education

Firdous Jamal was born as Firdous Khan to Baz Muhammad Khan, a businessman, in Peshawar on 9 June 1954, and after earning his BA from Islamia College he tried to begin his artistic career as a singer before switching to acting.

## Career

Having launched his acting career with a Hindko drama serial called Badnami Dey Toway in the mid-1970s, he has since then acted in at least 300 TV plays, 150 stage plays, 200 radio plays and 50 films, with his work consisting in all the major languages of Pakistan.

## Personal life
### Family

His son Hamza Firdous is an actor, an "award winning web drama producer and actor in Ireland" who has had roles in dramas like O Rangreza or Ghughi, while another son, Bilawal Firdous, whose professional name is Bazil Firdous, is a model and aspiring actor, with whom he opened his own production house, Firdous Jamal Films.

### Health issues

He was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2022 and currently going through remission.

## Selected filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1981 | Muftbar | Yousuf |
| 1984 | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | Lawyer |
| 1984 | Doorian | |
| 1985 | Direct Hawaldar | |
| 1987 | Silsila | |
| 1993 | Chandi | |
| 2016 | Revenge of the Worthless | Maulana Sufi Mohummed |
| 2016 | Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal | Rasheed |

### Television serials

| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
| 1979 | Waris | Anwar | PTV |
| 1981 | Dehleez | Jamal | PTV |
| 1981 | Kaanch Ka Pul | Yusaf | PTV |
| 1982 | Dhoop Dewar | Salman | PTV |
| 1985 | Andhera Ujala | Arif | PTV |
| 1986 | Hazaron Raaste | Adil Murad | PTV |
| 1989 | Kiran | Faraz | PTV |
| 1993 | Khuwahish | Anwar | PTV |
| 1994 | Mann Chalay Ka Sauda | Muhammad Hussain (postman) | PTV |
| 1995 | Red Card | Ahmed Hassan Kamal | STN |
| 2000 | Anna | Nawab Shah Pur Ahmed | PTV |
| 2002 | Landa Bazar | Hayat | PTV Home |
| 2002 | Nigah | Jalal Khan | PTV Home |
| 2006 | Kaanch Ke Jugnu | | ATV |
| 2007 | Sill | Amir Baig | ATV |
| 2011 | Pani Jaisa Piyar | Adarsh's father | Hum TV |
| 2012 | Khalida Ki Walida | Karamat | PTV Home |
| 2012 | Koi Meray Dil Sey Pouchay | | PTV Home |
| 2013 | Dheeray Say | | A-Plus TV |
| 2013 | Kamal-e-Sabt | | A-Plus TV |
| 2013 | Pyarey Afzal | Maulvi Subhanullah | ARY Digital |
| 2016 | Khuda Aur Muhabbat | Amjad Raza | Geo TV |
| 2016 | Mera Yaar Miladay | Master Ji | ARY Digital |
| 2017 | Gustakh Ishq | Abdul Quddus | Urdu 1 |
| 2018 | Visaal | Maulvi Ghufran | ARY Digital |
| 2018 | Romeo Weds Heer | Hakeem Luqman | Geo TV |
| 2018 | Ishq Na Kariyo Koi | Fariha's father (fashion designer) | Express TV |
| 2019 | Hania | Fareed | ARY Digital |
| 2019 | Gul-o-Gulzar | Iqbal | ARY Digital |
| 2019 | Zid | | Express TV |
| 2019 | Rani Nokrani | | Express TV |
| 2019 | Wafa Lazim To Nahi | Shaukat (Sarah and Mani's father) | TV One |
| 2019–2020 | Janbaaz | | Express TV |

## Awards

* Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1986.
| Ceremony | Category | Project | Result |
| 4th Lux Style Awards | Best TV Actor (Satellite) | Woh Tees Din | Nominated |
| 14th Lux Style Awards | Best TV Actor | Pyarey Afzal | Nominated |