Ahmed Ifnaz Firag (born 12 January 1985) is a Maldivian film actor, director, singer, producer, television host, fitness instructor and photographer.

Early life

After completing his primary education in

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, Firag enrolled in

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for his secondary education. During that time, he considered himself as an "introvert" who was too shy to showcase his acting skills, which made him firmly believe that acting would remain his "unfulfilled dream". After graduation, he worked in several small time jobs until he was a forensic photographer at

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. While serving his time at the police department, he had a keen interest in their annual "entertainment night" show, where he performed dance shows in front of big crowd. Since Firag had no intention to work at police for a lifetime service, he left the industry after five years of service. In 2010, he started working at a photography studio owned by one of his friends, which gave him the opportunity to feature in an advertisement, by his friend, Ahmed Rilwan, a blogger and reporter. However, due to several personal reasons, they were forced to shut down the studio. A year later, Rilwan further paved Firag's way into the industry by providing him a chance to host a talk show ''Chill Out with Coke'' from DhiTV, which was perceived by the audience as a "cool time pass" from the hardcore political contents. After working at DhiTV, he next joined another local TV channel VTV.

Career

While working at VTV, he was featured in director Ilyas Waheed's mini video drama series, ''Kushuge Hafaraaiy'' by playing a negative role. Impressed by his performance, Waheed offered him to play the lead role in his debut feature film '' Bavathi'' (2019). Apart from playing the role of a fitness instructor, he worked as the project's assistant director. Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics where Ifraz Ali from ''Dho?'' applauded Firaq for playing his role to perfection and challenging all recent newcomers. Aminath Luba reviewing from ''Sun'' echoed similar sentiments, picking Firag as the "surprising element" from the crew where "he left no room to challenge his acting ability". Following the success, he next collaborated with Waheed for a four-part

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web series ''

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'' which was considered another "recent benchmark project" in the industry. Ahmed Rasheed from MuniAvas praised the performance of Firag who was seen in a "shady role later trying to prove his innocence".

Filmography

Feature film

Television

Discography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Firag, Ahmed Ifnaz Living people Male actors from Malé 21st-century Maldivian male actors Maldivian male film actors 1985 births