Saba Qamar

Birthday	April 5, 1984
Age	42 Years (November, 2026)
Birth Place	Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

Biography

Saba Qamar (Saba Qamar Zaman) is a Pakistani actress born on 5 April 1984 in Hyderabad, Sindh. One of the country's most popular performers, she is known for the biographical drama Baaghi (2017), in which she played a character based on Qandeel Baloch, the crime drama Cheekh (2019), and the Hindi film Hindi Medium (2017), which earned her a Filmfare nomination for Best Actress.

Qamar has won two Lux Style Awards and three PTV Awards. The Government of Pakistan awarded her the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2012 and the Pride of Performance in 2016.

Early Life

Qamar lost her father at a young age and spent much of her childhood in Gujranwala with her grandmother, where she received her early schooling before moving to Lahore for further studies. She has five siblings, and her family is now settled in Karachi.

Career

Qamar started on PTV with Mein Aurat Hoon (2004) and worked steadily in PTV and Geo serials through the 2000s. She first drew wide praise as Ruqsana in Jinnah Ke Naam (2009), followed by Dastaan and Uraan (2010), and Maat and Pani Jaisa Piyar (2011). From 2009 to 2015 she was also a host and comedian on the political satire Hum Sab Umeed Se Hain.

Further acclaimed work came in Thakan (2012), Sannata and Bunty I Love You (2013), Digest Writer (2014), Sangat (2015) and Besharam (2016). On film she appeared in Manto (2015) and Lahore Se Aagey (2016), and in India she starred in Hindi Medium (2017).

In 2017 she played Fauzia Batool in Baaghi, winning the Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress, and portrayed Noor Jehan in Main Manto. She played Mannat in Cheekh (2019) opposite Bilal Abbas Khan. Her film comeback came with Kamli and Ghabrana Nahi Hai (both 2022), and in 2025 she returned to Hum TV in the telefilm Mohabbat Youn Bhi Honi Thi.