Syed Jibran ( ur, ; born 14 October 1979,
Jehlum
Jhelum (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city on the east bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for pro ...
) is a Pakistani actor and entrepreneur. He started his career with
Pakistan Television Network
Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore.
Background
Historical co ...
. He made his cinema debut with ''
Ghabrana Nahi Hai'' in 2022.
Early life and education
Born into a
Pathan
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
family, he complete year 8 to year 12 at Cadet College Hasanabdal (CCH)- an elite and academically very selective boarding high school located 60 km from the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
At CCH he excelled in several sports including swimming, basketball and cricket, and won the highly coveted ‘Best Sportsman of the Year’ award in the year 12. He also started acting in school plays from year 9 onwards and by year 12 had a solid reputation as a character actor in comedy roles.
After graduating from CCH in 1998, he started his MBBS studies at Bahawalpur Medical College and later transferred to Rawalpindi Medical College, where he completed his MBBS degree.
Personal life
In 2011, he married Afifa Jibran. Both of them have three children, two daughters named Eva Jibran and Isaiah Jibran, and one son named Yoel Syed Jibran.
Career
In 2000, Jibran began to pursue his acting career. During the 3rd year of his studies, he decided to pursue for a chance in an acting stint on television. He went around asking for a role in a television drama, but was either politely refused or put on hold. Finally in 2001, after 8 months of rejections he was cast in a 2 scene role in a single play "''Hook''" for Pakistan Television Network Islamabad, directed by Taufeeq Hussain Shah. He later performed in "''Dada in Trouble''" for Pakistan Television Network.
After that, his mentor Tariq Meraj made sure that he worked on his shortcomings and improved his craft by working with him on many projects. It took him 2 years to make it to Lahore, where he landed the role of Bond in the famous sitcom ''Jutt and Bond'' sitcom for Indus TV. After working for a year on the sitcom, he moved to Karachi, where he performed in soap operas ''Tum Mere Ho'' and ''Tere Jaanay ke baad''.
He currently owns several restaurants.
[Sidra Khan (02 June/08 June 2018)]
"SYED JIBRAN - Actor by Profession Restaurateur by Passion"
''MagTheWeekly''. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
Filmography
Television
Films
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jibran, Syed
1979 births
Living people
Pashtun people
Punjabi people
Pakistani male television actors
People from Jhelum