Saba Hameed Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Saba Hamid [1]Instagram - Saba Hamed
Profession	• Actress • Director
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Debut	Film (Actress): Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaoon Ga (2007) as 'Mrs. Haroon' TV (Actress): Dheleez (1978) as 'Nazi' Theatre (Actress): Bund Darwazy (1980) (Urdu play at Lahore central) Film (Director): Ghalati (2019)
Awards	Nigar Awards • 1987: Best Actress for Pakistani TV Series Aasman (1987) PTV Awards • 2000: Best Actress for Pakistani comedy drama sitcom Family Front (1997) • 2023: National Icon Award Government Awards • 2012: Pride of Performance by the the President of Pakistan
Nominations	Lux Style Awards • 2002: Best TV Actress • 2005: Best TV Actress (Satellite) for Pakistani TV play Woh Tees Din • 2007: Best TV Actress (Satellite) for Tere Ishq Mein (2000) • 2007: Best TV Actress (Terrestrial) for Pakistani TV Series Gharoor (2006) • 2008: Best TV Actress (Satellite) for Pakistani series Vani • 2013: Best TV Actress (Satellite) for Pakistani TV series Man Jali • 2015: Best TV Actress for Pakistani TV series Pyarey Afzal (2013)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 June 1957 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	66 Years
Birthplace	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Pakistani
Hometown	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
College/University	Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Educational Qualification	Graduation
Religion	Islam
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Husband/Spouse	• First Marriage: Syed Parvaiz Shafi • Second Marriage: Waseem Abbas
Children	Son- Faris Shafi (Pakistani rapper and songwriter) Daughter- Meesha Shafi (Pakistani-Canadian singer and actress) Step-Son: Ali Abbas (Pakistani actor)
Parents	Father- Hameed Akhtar (Newspaper Columnist, writer, journalist, and secretary-General of the Progressive Writers Association in Pakistan) Mother- Saadia Hameed (Film Producer)
Siblings	Brother- Umair Hameed Sister- 3 • Huma Hameed • Lalarukh Hameed • Bushra Hamid
Favourites
Poet	Atif Touqeer
Travel Destination	Dubai

Some Lesser Known Facts About Saba Hameed

• Saba Hameed began her acting career at 19 with PTV at Lahore Central.

• In the mid-1980s, she started working as a theatre artist.

• In the late 1980s, she started getting recognised because of her portrayal of Neeli in the Urdu Drama Saahil (1985).

• She performed in numerous plays for more than ten years, starting in the mid-1970s and continuing until the mid-1980s.

• She has appeared in over 100 television shows, including “Band Dukhon Ki Chadar” (1984), “Uncle Sargam Show” (1995), “Thodi Door Saath Chalo” (2007), “Qaid-e-Tanhai” (2010), “Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat” (2012), and “Kalank” (2023).
  

  Saba Hameed in a still from the Pakistani Television drama series Kalank (2023)

• Saba Hameed is known for playing the roles of mothers in Pakistani TV dramas. She is also known for playing the role of a toxic mother-in-law.
  

  Saba Hameed in a still from the Pakistani Television show Amanat (2021)

   

• In 2016, Saba Hameed was on Sunrise from Istanbul, a Pakistani morning talk show, with Pakistani actresses Maria Wasti and Samina Ahmad.

• In 2019, Saba Hameed directed “Ghalati” (2019), a Pakistani romantic drama TV series, where she also portrayed the character of Zaitoon, a troublesome mother-in-law. In 2023, she directed “Jaisay Aapki Marzi” (2023).
  

  A poster of the Pakistani show Jaisay Aapki Marzi (2023) directed by Saba Hameed

• In 2021, Saba Hameed starred in the Pakistani TV drama series “Mere Humsafar” (2021) as Shah Jahan, a toxic mother-in-law. Her performance received critical acclaim, and the show became one of the most watched television series. ^[2]Ary News
  

  Saba Hameed in a still from the show Mere Humsafar (2021)

• Saba Hameed has also appeared in many telefilms including Abhi Tou Main Jawan Hoon (2013), Aunty Allergy (2022), Neelofer Tsunami (2022), and Tamak Toiyan (2023).
  

  Saba Hameed in a still from the Pakistani telefilm Neelofer Tsunami (2022)

• Saba Hameed loves to travel and has visited several countries such as Scotland, Hawaii, and Austria.

• In an interview, she said she liked directing more than acting when she directed and acted in a show at the same time.

• In 2023, during an interview, Saba said that if she hadn’t become an actress, she would have become a pilot. She said,
  

  I would be a pilot, since childhood I wanted to be a pilot and never thought of becoming an actor but being a pilot as not an option for women and acting was accidental for me.”