{"id":401432,"date":"2023-02-13T11:03:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T06:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=401432"},"modified":"2023-02-13T11:03:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T06:03:26","slug":"pakistans-greatest-actor-zia-mohyeddin-passes-away-in-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistans-greatest-actor-zia-mohyeddin-passes-away-in-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan’s Greatest Actor Zia Mohyeddin Passes Away in Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legendary actor, Zia Mohyeddin passed away at the age of 91 earlier today. According to reports, the famed thespian was admitted to an intensive care unit at a private Karachi hospital, where breathed his last.<\/p>\n

The funeral prayers for the industry legend will be offered at Jama Masjid O Imambargah Yasrab, Defence Phase 4 in Karachi today after Zuhr<\/em>.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Zia Mohyeddin was a Pakistani actor, director, and writer, born on June 20, 1933, in Faisalabad. He grew up in a literary family, and his father was a well-known Urdu poet, Tabish Dehlvi.<\/p>\n

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Zia Mohyeddin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zia began his career as a radio announcer at Radio Pakistan, Lahore. He later joined the Pakistan Arts Council and became a prominent figure in the country’s theater scene, performing in plays like The Caretaker<\/em><\/strong>, Hamlet<\/strong><\/em>, and Macbeth<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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In 1962, Zia moved to England and gained international recognition for his performances on stage, film, and television. He acted in several popular TV series, including The Jewel in the Crown<\/strong><\/em> and The Far Pavilions<\/strong><\/em>, and appeared in films like Lawrence of Arabia<\/strong><\/em> and The Wild Geese<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Zia also directed and produced plays, including the award-winning The Dresser<\/strong><\/em> and The Blood Knot<\/strong><\/em>. He was a prolific writer and published several books, including The God of My Idolatry<\/em> and The Crazed<\/em>.<\/p>\n\t\t

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In addition to his work in the arts, Zia was an outspoken advocate for human rights and social justice. He was a vocal critic of the military dictatorship in Pakistan and was forced to leave the country in 1979.<\/p>\n

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Zia received numerous accolades for his contributions to the arts, including the Sitara-i-Imtiaz<\/em>, one of Pakistan’s highest civilian honors, and the Pride of Performance Award. He will always be remembered as a pioneer in Pakistani theater and a beloved figure in the world of arts and entertainment.<\/p>\n

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Legendary actor, Zia Mohyeddin passed away at the age of 91 earlier today. According to reports, the famed thespian was admitted to an intensive care unit at a private Karachi hospital, where breathed his last. The funeral prayers for the industry legend will be offered at Jama Masjid O Imambargah Yasrab, Defence Phase 4 in Karachi today after Zuhr. Zia […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":401443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2506,2576,2557,2368,2540,2546,1293,2547,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-401432","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-actors","8":"category-celebrity-news","9":"category-cinema","10":"category-hollywood","11":"category-international","12":"category-literature","13":"category-lollywood","14":"category-poetry","15":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"He will always be remembered as a pioneer in Pakistani theater and a beloved figure in the world","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/zia--364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/zia--758x426.jpg",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/zia-.jpg",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Actors","Celebrity News","Cinema","Hollywood","International","Literature","Lollywood","Poetry","TV & Film"],"title_text":"Pakistan\u2019s Greatest Actor Zia Mohyeddin Passes Away in Karachi","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2506,2576,2557,2368,2540,2546,1293,2547,1297&exclude=401432","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401432"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=401432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}