Ahad Raza Mir is a Canadian-Pakistani actor. He is the son of Asif Raza Mir, a veteran actor and producer in the Pakistani film and television industry. He is known for his lead role in the Shakespearian play Hamlet.
Wiki/Biography
Ahad Raza Mir was born on Wednesday, 29 September 1993 (age 30 years; as of 2023) in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. His zodiac sign is Libra. Ahad grew up in Canada and is a Canadian national and also holds a UK residence visa. Even though his father was also a film director, he did not want Asif Raza Mir to be an actor. While pursuing a BBA, Ahad Raza Mir realized he wanted to become an actor and decided to drop out. Later, he pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting, directing, and playwriting at the University of Calgary, Canada. After graduation, he attended the Performing Arts High School, in New York.
Ahad Raza Mir’s (right) childhood picture with his mother and brother
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx.): 75 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 35, Waist: 32, Biceps: 14
Family
Parents & Siblings
Ahad Raza Mir’s father, Asif Raza Mir, is a Pakistani actor and producer and his mother, Samra Raza Mir, is a musician who was part of Pakistan’s first female band, Symphony. He has a younger brother, Adnan Raza Mir, who is a Pakistani actor.
Ahad Raza Mir with his mother
Ahad Raza Mir with his father
Ahad Raza Mir (extreme right) with his family
Wife & Children
Ahad Raza Mir got married to Sajal Aly, a Pakistani actress, on March 14, 2020. The couple had a lavish traditional wedding ceremony in Abu Dabi. The pre-wedding ceremonies like Dholki and Mayyon began a week before their wedding in Karachi, Pakistan. They had a traditional Nikah wedding ceremony with only close family members in Abu Dabi. After the wedding, Ahad Raza Mir shared the news with his fans on his Instagram account in which he wrote,
Here’s to new beginnings. Today we are happy to announce that with the blessings of our families we are officially engaged. Our special day will be even more special with the love and prayers of our family, friends, and fans. — Ahad & Sajal.”
Ahad Raza Mir’s wedding picture
Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly on their wedding day
In January 2022, Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir were rumoured to be getting separated only after a year of their marriage. The rumours started coming after Ahad was not seen attending Sajal Aly’s sister, Saboor Aly’s wedding festivities, instead, he attended some other wedding in Dubai with his parents. But Sajal shut the rumours by posting a romantic picture of herself with her husband on her Instagram story but the couple separated after two years of marriage and got divorced in 2022.
Other Relatives
Raza Mir
Raza Mir was the paternal grandfather of Ahad Raza Mir. Raza Mir was a Pakistani cinematographer, producer and director who was the cinematographer of Pakistan’s first-ever film Teri Yaad (1948).
Ahad Raza Mir’s paternal grandparents
Relationships
After Ahad got divorced, there were speculations of him dating his co-star, Ramsha Khan. These rumours were on the basis, that Ramsha Khan also broke up with her boyfriend around the same time. Ramsha Khan’s ex-boyfriend, Bilal Abbas Khan, a Pakistani actor, unfollowed both Ramsha Khan and Ahad Raza Mir soon after she started working on the show Hum Tum (2022).
Ramsha Khan and Ahad Raza Mir in a still from the show Hum Tum (2022)
When asked about the rumours of their dating, Ramsha Khan denied all of the rumours and said they are just friends and also said, Ahad was one of her favourite actors and she admires his work.
Religion
Ahad Raza Mir follows Islam.
Autograph
Ahad Raza Mir’s Autograph
Career
Actor
Theatre
Before making his debut in Lollywood, Ahad Raza Mir began his acting career on stage and starred in many theatre plays across Canada. He has trained for 6 years as a theatre artist. He has played many theatrical roles including Tony in West Side Story (2014), Caliban in The Tempest (2014), and Musa in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (2015). While doing theatre in Canada, he has worked with The Shakespeare Company on numerous plays of William Shakespeare including Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. In 2019, he became the first South Asian to play the lead in the William Shakespeare play Hamlet and won an award for his performance in the play.
Ahad Raza Mir in Hamlet
Television
In 2010, at the young age of 17, Ahad made his acting debut with the Pakistani show, Khamosiyan, in which he played a small role as the son of the lead actors Sania Saeed and Faisal Rehman. He has played many roles including Salaar in Sammi (2017), Dr. Asfandyar “Asfi” Ali in Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017), and Adam Sultan in Hum Tum (2022). He became famous after his role in Hum TV’s show Yaqeen Ka Safar in 2017, for which he won multiple awards. In Yaqeen ka Safar, Ahad was pairedwith Sajal Aly and they became the favourite on-screen couple in Pakistan.
Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly in a still from Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017)
After gaining popularity as a couple, Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly appeared together in many shows including Dhoop Ki Deewar (2021) and Aangan (2017).
Films
In 2018, Ahad Mir Raza made his film debut with Parwaaz Hay Junoon (2018), a Pakistani aerial combat-war romantic film co-starring Hamza Ali Abbasi and Hania Aamir.
Ahad Raza Mir on the set of the Air Force film Parwaaz Hai Junoon (2018)
Web series
Ahad Raza Mir made his OTT debut with the Pakistani drama web series, Dhoop Ki Deewar (2021) on ZEE5. He has also played the role of Arjun Batra in Resident Evil (2022), an American action horror television series, on Netflix and Rajib in World on Fire (2023), a British war drama television series, on BBC One.
Model
Ahad Raza Mir has appeared in advertisements for many brands like Mountain Dew, Xiaomi Pakistan, Republic by Omar Farooq, and Coca-Cola Pakistan.
Ahad Raza Mir in an advertisment for Coca-Cola
Awards
- In 2019, he won the Betty Mitchell Award for “Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama” for his lead role in Hamlet.
- In 2016, he won the Calgary Theatre Critics’ Award for Best Actor in a Musical for the Musical “Naughty But Nice.”
- In 2018, he won the Best Television Actor Award for the Pakistani drama Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017) at the Lux Style Awards.
- In 2018, he won the Onscreen Couple Popular Award for the Pakistani drama Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017) at the Hum Awards.
- In 2018, he won the Best Television Sensation Male Award for the Pakistani drama Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017) at the Hum Awards.
Favourites
- Play: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- Food: Dal Chawal, Chicken Tikka
Facts/Trivia
- Ahad is often compared to his father, Asif Raza Mir, and talking about how different it was for his father, in an interview, he said,
I believe it has become more challenging to create an impression on the audience now. Back then there was only one channel and there were few actors. People used to wait for that one TV play the entire week. Now there are so many channels and actors that they get overwhelmed with all of this and it becomes difficult for viewers to choose their pick. There’s a strong competition for actors these days; you have to act, sing, dance and look good – all at the same time to get considered. You can be replaced in a second if you don’t have anything that sets you apart from others.”
- Ahad enjoys a massive fan following on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. He has more than 2.5 million followers on Instagram and 440 thousand followers on Facebook.
- According to Ahad, when asked in an interview, if he were not an actor, he would have been a chef.
- Ahad enjoys playing guitar and started playing guitar at the age of 13.
- In 2018, he appeared as a featured artist on season 11 of the Pakistani television programme and international music franchise, Coke Studio, in which he sang a rendition of a famous Pakistani song Ko Ko Korina.
Ahad Raza Mir in Coke Studio
The song was not well received by the audience and was criticised by everyone and became the video with most dislikes on Coke Studio’s channel. Pakistan human rights minister Shireen Mazari also criticised the song, and described it as a “massacre of the old classic”. - In 2021, Ahad Raza Mir was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2020, Dubai.
Ahad Raza Mir at Expo 2020, Dubai
- Ahad Raza Mir holds a Golden Visa, granted to him by the UAE government.