Sharif Nazir Sharif Nazir was the father of the late Kal Nazir , husband of Yasmeen Nazir and grandfather of Alya Nazir and Zeedan Nazir . Sharif arrived on the street in 2014 after becoming an investor in his son ' s gym business , V Court Fitness , where he continued to work even after his son ' s death in 2015 . Having been indulging in a seven - year affair with his wife ' s best friend Sonia Rahman , Sharif was eventually kicked out by Yasmeen when she learned of his disloyalty in 2016 . Finding himself disowned by his family , Sharif left the street . Biography . 1971 - 2014 . Sharif and Yasmeen got married in 1971 , and their only son Kal was born sometime afterwards . Kal would later grow up , get married himself and give Sharif and Yasmeen two grandchildren , Alya and Zeedan . Tragically Kal was widowed in 2012 , leaving him alone with his children but got support from his parents . Unknown to his family , Sharif became involved in an affair with Yasmeen ' s close friend Sonia Rahman in March 2009 , which would carry on for many more years undetected . 2014 - 2016 . Kal attempted to set up a gym business , V Court Fitness , by his own means , becoming the partner of investor Dev Alahan but he found that he didn ' t have the financial means to back up his intentions . With great reluctance , Kal was forced to ask his father for the money , knowing that the dominant man would immediately belittle him by taking over the setting - up operations and overriding any objections from Kal and Dev . Within minutes of meeting Dev , Sharif insisted that the fitting - out contract be taken away from Jason Grimshaw and given to someone he knew who was cheaper , telling Dev that his friendship with the young builder shouldn ' t interfere with a business decision . Kal was vociferous in his objections but his curt and dismissive father ignored his protestations . Sharif and his family were distraught when Kal died in May 2015 in a fire at 12 Victoria Court while rescuing Amy Barlow . They were disgusted when they later discovered that Tracy Barlow was responsible for the fire but had got away with her crime . In August 2016 , when Sharif and Yasmeen were celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary at their home , Sonia suddenly turned up having been kicked out of her marital home by husband Tariq . Sharif felt uneasy and things weren ' t helped when an oblivious Yasmeen allowed Sonia to stay until things were sorted . Despite the awkwardness , the pair slept together when Yasmeen was out running an errand for Cathy Matthews . Sharif ' s granddaughter Alya began to suspect that Sonia was up to no good , due to her flirtatious looks towards Sharif . Alya took Sharif to task over it and he ended up confessing , but lied that they had only had a one - off encounter , several years prior . Alya blackmailed Sharif for £14 , 000 so she could pay for a machine for Underworld . The affair was eventually exposed three months later when Yasmeen overheard Sharif and Sonia arguing over their relationship . During the engagement party of Zeedan and Rana Habeeb , Yasmeen was unable to cope any longer and publicly exposed Sharif as a cheat . When the pair of them were alone , Sharif told her the truth . When Alya and Zeedan returned home , it then came out that she had known about the affair and was blackmailing her grandfather . An upset Yasmeen then ordered both Sharif and Alya to pack their bags and leave the house . A couple of days later Sharif disappeared without informing his family or business partner Dev ( whom he co - owned the gym with ) . The only thing he left behind was a note for Yasmeen revealing he had left town for good and was now staying with relatives in Newcastle . This caused more distress and anger for Yasmeen as Sharif had run away from his responsibilities in what Zeedan viewed as an act of cowardice . Quotes . " You order drinks before introducing me , even ? " ( First line , to son Kal ) . " It ' s been a long day , we ' re all tired and emotional . " ( Final line )