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Saba Hameed (Urdu: صبا حميد) is a Pakistani actress and director. She got early recognition with her role of Sumbul in sitcom Family Front which broadcast for five years. Her recent recent roles are in the TV drama series Kahin Deep Jaley, Mere Humsafar and Fitoor.

Early life

Saba was born in Lahore, Pakistan, to writer and columnist Hameed Akhtar and Saadia, a film producer. She studied at the Lahore College for Women University. Her siblings include three sisters, with Huma and Lalarukh having also been actresses, and one brother.

Career

Saba Hameed started her four-decade-long career as an actress in 1978 on television and also worked in theatre from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Saba has portrayed mother's role in many dramas and telefilms.

Personal life

From 1980 to 1990, Saba Hameed was married to Syed Pervaiz Shafi, with whom she has two children: a daughter, actress and singer Meesha Shafi, and a son, Faris Shafi.