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nominations. In 2023, she was awarded PTV Icon award by the

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for her contributions to media industry.

Early life

Iffat completed her early education from Escena Foundation in Gulberg then she went to Government College Girls at

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got a degree of Bachelors. Later she went to Punjab University at Lahore and she did masters in Fine Arts.

Career

Iffat was noticed by journalist Khalida Yousaf when she saw her picture and she encouraged her towards acting and modeling. She started working as a model in her early teens and she made her debut as an actress in drama ''Nangay Paon''. Later she worked in multiple PTV dramas. She is known for her role as Aapa Ji (Rukhsana) in the Pakistani drama series ''

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'' which created acclaim and recognition including Award for Best Actor Female Jury. She won an award for best fashion magazine host at the Indus TV's first award show in 2004. She has also participated in ''Mehman Nawaz Reality Cooking'' show on See TV and made up to the semi-final. In 2019, she produced and hosted the web series, '' Say It All with Iffat Omer''.

Media Image

Iffat often stays in limelight. She is very vocal about protection of women rights and has a liberal approach. She consistently voices her opinion through her X (twitter) account. She has many times criticized the former

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for his misogynistic remarks. She has a YouTube channel "Say It All With Iffat Omar" where she interviews celebrities. Her interviews are well received by the audience.

Personal life

Iffat married Omar, a CSS Officer, producer, and director. She has one daughter name Noor-e-Jehan.

Filmography

Television series

Telefilm

Film

Host

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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