Jamal Shah

Jamal Shah
Born	1 March 1956 Quetta, Pakistan
Occupation	TV, Film Actor, singer & directer
Spouse(s)	Amna Shah
Website	Wikipedia

Jamal Shah (Pashto: جمال شاہ) is a Pakistani actor, director, painter,social worker,script writer,singer,song writer. He was born into a Pashtun Syed family in 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. In 1992 Jamal made his acting debut in K2, directed by Franc Roddam and since than in many other movies and dramas.

Jamal Shah and Hayatullah Khan Durrani in PTV drama serial Palay Shah.

Education and career
In 1984 he established the Fine Arts Department at the University of Balochistan and headed the department for three years. In 1985 he formed the Artists Association of Balochistan and became the first Chairman of Artist Association of Pakistan.
Jamal Shah obtained a Master's in English literature from Balochistan University, Quetta, Balochistan in 1978 and in 1983 an NDA, National College of Arts, Lahore. He later obtained a Masters in Fine Arts from the Slade School of Art in London.
He is currently[when?] the director of HunerKada art academy in Islamabad which he founded in 1992 and Telenor Brand Ambassador doing Television Productions (Hunerkada 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, Germany 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 (PNCA).

Filmography

Year	Film	Actor	Role	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
1992	K2	Yes	Malik				debut acting
2016	Ho Mann Jahaan
	Revenge of the Worthless			Yes		Yes	debut direction
	Hijrat

Television

Year	Name	Opposite	Network
2010	Chunri	Babar Ali, Syed Mohsin Gillani, Farah Shah, Asma Abbas	PTV

Year	Name	Opposite	Network
2016	Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi	Ahsan Khan, Naveen Waqar, Irfan Khoosat, Sonia Khan	Hum TV

Year	Name	Opposite	Network
1993	Baarish Kay Baad	Jamal Shah Huma Mir Mishi Khan	PTV