Arij Fatyma (; born Aribah Fatima Jafri on 7 November 1989) is an American television actress and influencer who is active in the Urdu television industry. Fatyma made her acting debut with a leading role in the 2012

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serial '' Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Ga 2'', and subsequently gained success with the following series '' Mar Jain Bhi To Kya'' (2012), '' Humnasheen'' (2013), '' Woh'' (2013), '' Kissey Apna Kahein'' (2014), ''Aik Pal'' (2015), '' Ishq Parast '' (2015), '' Aap Ke Liye'' (2016) and '' Yaar-e-Bewafa'' (2017). After a two-year break from acting, Fatyma returned to television with the

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's family drama '' Hasad'' (2019).

Personal life

Fatyma was born in

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, U.S to Syed Jafri and Mehreen Jafri Syed. She has two brothers, physician Syed Qasim and entrepreneur Syed Qadir Jafri. The family relocated to

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in 2005. She obtained second position in Board of Secondary Education throughout Karachi in her matriculation exams in 2005. Fatyma first married Businessman Faraz Khan in January 2014 and the couple divorced the same year. Her second marriage was to Canada-based Pakistani physician Ozair Ali. The ceremony was held in Karachi, Pakistan in 2017. Fatyma is currently settled in

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, along with her husband. The couple have two sons, Isa and Yahya. Fatyma frequently visited Pakistan for her acting shoots and continues to appear in projects after the marriage.

Career

Fatyma began her career as a commercial model and started appearing in advertisements. After working as a model for a few months, she was offered a comic role in the 2012

sitcom '' Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Ga 2''. The series proved to be the breakthrough for her. She then starred in leading roles in several successful television series, including the melodramas '' Mar Jain Bhi To Kya'' (2012) and ''Paree'' (2013), the romance '' Kissey Apna Kahein'' (2014), and the religious drama ''Aik Pal'' (2015). She then played an obsessed lover in the romantic drama '' Aik Pagal Si Larki'' (2013) and a young faithful wife in the family drama '' Hum Nasheen'' (2013); the former earned her a Best Soap Actress award and the later earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination at Hum Awards. Fatyma subsequently received widespread critical appraisal for portraying leading roles in the dramas '' Khilona'' (2015), '' Ishq Parast '' (2015), '' Aap Ke Liye'' (2016) and '' Yaar-e-Bewafa'' (2017). Besides acting, she serves as an ambassador for a number of brands such as Lipton Tea, Mobilink, Cadbury Perk and Nestle Cerelac.

Filmography

Television

Short films

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fatyma, Arij Living people Pakistani female models Pakistani television actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses 1989 births Women video bloggers Female models from North Carolina Muslims from North Carolina American models of Pakistani descent 21st-century American women