Humaira Ali

Humaira Ali (née Chaudhry; 5 April 1960 – 3 May 2025) was a Pakistani actress. She was known for her roles in dramas Nail Polish, Kankar, Jab We Wed and Sammi. She has also acted in Pakistan's only English-language film, Beyond the Last Mountain (1976).^[1]

Humaira was born on 5 April 1960 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies at the University of Lahore.^[2]

Ali joined the television industry in 1973.^[3] She made her debut as an actress on the hit PTV drama serial Jhok Siyal, playing a lead role along with Abid Ali, whom she later married.^[4] Humaira also sang songs in Jhok Sial and in the dramas directed by her husband Abid.^[5]

In 1974, she appeared in lead role as Batool Aik Mohabbat So Afsanay which was written by Ashfaq Ahmed and she starred with Sheeba Hassan, Khursheed Shahid and Mustansar Hussain Tarar. She portrayed the role of a kind and sweet housewife who is deeply hurt when she learns that her husband married another girl in a foreign country.

In 1976, she worked in Pakistan's first English film, Beyond the Last Mountain, in which she portrayed a bride who marries someone she does not know and later faces some problems. It was directed and written by Javed Jabbar; later, it was shown at the 6th International Film Festival of India in Delhi.

She was known for singing in the dramas Dasht, Doosra Aasman and Hawa Pe Raqs which was also directed by her husband.^[6]

Thereafter she appeared in numerous dramas, including Akbari Asghari, Sabz Pari Laal Kabootar, Nail Polish, Kankar, Jab We Wed, Ranjish Hi Sahi and Sammi.^[7]

Humaira married Abid Ali in 1976.^[8][9] They met during the shooting of the drama Johak Sial. She had three daughters, including Iman Ali and Rahma Ali.^[10][11] She and Abid Ali divorced in 2006; she still used his last name and both remained on good terms until his death in 2019.^[12]

Humaira Ali died on 3 May 2025, at the age of 65.^[13]

• Humaira Ali at IMDb