Jamal Shah
Jamal Shah is a Pakistani actor, director, painter, social worker, script writer, singer, songwriter.
Early life, education and career
Jamal Shah was born into a Pashtun Syed family in 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. In 1991, Jamal Shah made his acting debut in film K2, directed by Franc Roddam and since then in many other movies and TV dramas.In 1984, he established the Fine Arts Department at the University of Balochistan and headed the department until 1987. In 1985, he founded the Artists Association of Balochistan and also was appointed the first Chairman of the Artist Association of Pakistan.
Jamal Shah received a Master's degree in English literature from Balochistan University, Quetta in 1978. He graduated from National College of Arts, Lahore in 1983. He later obtained a master's degree in Fine Arts from the Slade School of Fine Art in London.
He founded the Hunerkada College of Visual and Performing Arts in Islamabad in 1992 and became a Telenor Pakistan Brand Ambassador doing television productions. his latest upcoming Drama is Girdaab.
Being an actor, he performed in many TV serials as well as a renowned mini series titled Traffik produced by Britain's Channel 4 about illegal drugs and the role of Pakistan, and Britain in its production, transportation and usage. Traffik was nominated for six BAFTA Awards, winning three. It also won an International Emmy Award for best drama.
In 2005, Jamal Shah was responsible for the Pavilion in the Pakistan section of the Expo 2005, the world exposition held in Aichi Japan.
In 2007, he became the Executive Director of Pakistan National Council of the Arts in Islamabad, Pakistan and then was appointed its Director General in October 2016. His tenure at PNCA ended on 22 September 2019 with him stating in an interview with Alyan Khan that he "did not want any extention".
Filmography
Television
| Year | Name | Opposite | Network |
| 2016 | Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi | Ahsan Khan, Naveen Waqar, Irfan Khoosat, Sonia Khan | Hum TV |