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Asif Raza Mir (Urdu: آصف رضا میر) is a Pakistani film and TV actor and producer.

He is known for his roles in TV plays Samundar (1983), Tanhaiyaan (1985) and Ishq Gumshuda (2010) and the films Daaman (1980), Badaltay Mausam (1980), and Maan Jao Na (2018).

In 2020, he made his international debut with the British crime-drama series Gangs of London.

Early and personal life

Asif Raza Mir was born and brought up in Lahore, Punjab but has since then shifted to Karachi due to his professional work. For many years, he has also resided in Calgary, Canada where he has business interests.

He's the son of film director Raza Mir, who was the cinematographer for the first ever Pakistani film, Teri Yaad (1948). He is married to Samra Asif. They have two sons, Ahad Raza Mir and Adnan Raza Mir, both actors.

Career

Actor

Since starting his acting career aged 17, he has worked in several films and has also been part of several famous TV series.

Asif Raza Mir's international debut was in 2020 with the British series Gangs of London. He is a series regular on this project.

Producer

In 2009, he founded A&B Entertainment with Babar Javed, a television production house which in 2013 was considered the "second-largest television studio" in Pakistan, after Moomal Productions.

Selected filmography

Films

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Producer	Network	Note
1983	Wadi-e-Purkhar	Ahmar		PTV	Leading role
	Samundar	Nasir
1984	Aangan Terha	Bunty			Guest appearance
1985	Tanhaiyaan	Zain			Leading role
1992	Tansen	Tansen
2007	Sarkar Sahab	Sarkar Sahab		ARY Digital
2010	Diya Jalay	Faizan Ali Shah			Supporting role; also producer
	Ishq Gumshuda	Alizeh's father		Hum TV	Supporting role
	Qaid-e-Tanhai	Moiz's friend
	Main Abdul Qadir Hoon	Abdul Qadir's father			Supporting role; also producer
2011	Roag	Abid		ARY Digital	Leading role; also producer
2012	Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay	Zain			Leading role; sequel to the 1985 series Tanhaiyaan
2014	Bashar Momin			Geo Entertainment	Producer
2016	Sangdil
	Muqabil	Masood		ARY Digital	Leading role
	Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain	Hameed Azfar / Atif		Hum TV	Anthology series: appears in episodes 8 & 30
2017	Parchayee	Khawar			Supporting role
2018	Khalish	Altamash		Geo Entertainment
2020	Gangs of London	Asif Afridi		Sky Atlantic	Leading role; British series
2023	Jhok Sarkar	Peeral		Hum TV	Leading role
2024	Meem Se Mohabbat	Talha's father			Supporting role

Awards and nominations

He and Ahad Raza Mir are the only father-son duo to win Best TV Actor at the Lux Style Awards.

References

1. "Asif Raza Mir". Mag4You. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
2. Hunt, Stephen (23 April 2020). "Calgary actor Asif Raza Mir takes on Gangs of London in new Sky mini-series". CTV News.
3. Ahmed Sarym, The ‘Raza Mir’ Factor, The Express Tribune, 4 Marc 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
4. "Flashback: Remember Asif Raza Mir in Choti Choti Baatain?". SAMAA TV. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
5. "Asif Raza Mir is going international with Gangs of London". Dawn. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
6. "Asif Raza Mir roped in for HBO's 'Gangs of London". The Express Tribune. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
7. "Cracking the OTT code with Asif Raza Mir". The Express Tribune. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
8. Tirmizi, Farooq (9 April 2013). "Television shakeup: Geo Entertainment to partner with A&B Productions". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
9. NewsBytes. "Maan Jao Naa to release in Qatar on March 29". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
10. NewsBytes. "Maan Jao Na to release on December 1". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
11. "Maan Jao Naa | Reviews - MAG THE WEEKLY". magtheweekly.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
12. "'Parwaz Hai Junoon' to commercially release in China in November". Daily Pakistan Global. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
13. "'Parwaaz hai junoon' trailer thrills viewers". Daily Times. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
14. "https://tribune.com.pk/story/239961/lux-style-awards-a-trip-down-memory-lane/"
15. "https://www.fashioncentral.pk/people-parties/events/celebrations/story-383-winners-announced-for-8th-lux-style-awards/ Archived 30 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine"
16. "Hum Awards 2024: Yumna Zaidi, Ramsha Khan, Ahad Raza Mir and Sehar Khan among top winners!". samaa.tv. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

External links

• Asif Raza Mir at IMDb

• Living people
• Pakistani male film actors
• Pakistani male television actors
• Pakistani television producers
• Male actors from Lahore
• 1959 births
• St. Anthony's High School, Lahore alumni
• Male actors in Urdu cinema
• Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent
• Pakistani expatriates in Canada