Zia Mohayuddin

Zia Mohayuddin was a Pakistan born international actor. Mujrim Kon (1970) was his only film in Pakistan.

Zia Mohayuddin was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London from 1953-1956, and appeared in many international movies and TV plays. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) was one of his all time famous film.

Zia Mohayuddin became a noted talk show figure on Pakistani TV and presented the famous "Zia Mohayuddin Show" from 1969 to 1973. He also set up the PIA Arts and Dance Academy in Karachi, where he met and later married to famous classical dancer Naheed Siddiqi.

Zia Mohayuddin was born on June 20, 1931 in Faisalabad and died on 13 February 2023 in Karachi. His father Khadim Mohayuddin was story writer of Pakistan's first released film Teri Yaad in 1948.