Maqbul Mohammed (born 7 March 1981) is a Kenyan actor and radio presenter. He is known for his role (Donavan) in both Auntie Boss and Varshita!, Kenya's first interlinked comedy series both produced by Moonbeam productions. He also featured in Kenya's first ever crime and legal drama

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. Maqbul's career as an actor pivoted when he featured in '' Makutano Junction'', which was one of the longest running local TV Series in Kenya from 2005 to 2009. Maqbul's latest film project was

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which was aired on

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. He has also acted in other projects like

lies that bind ''Lies that Bind '' is a Kenyan television soap opera that premiered in November 2011 on the network KTN. It mainly features themes like polygamy, greed, lust, power and contemporary issues that affect families. Plot ''Lies that Bind'' is a Keny ...

Early life

Born in

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on 7 March 1981, Maqbul is brother to actress Shadya Delgush.

Personal life

He is a father of three.

Career

Maqbul joined theater immediately after secondary school at the phoenix theaters in 1999 Horning his skills on stage for the next 4 years featuring in numerous plays which would earn him a tv call up at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Maqbul has featured in numerous

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and

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s. His major breakthrough to the entertainment industry was in 2006 for his role as Karis in series '' Makutano Junction''. He would later star and feature in many tv shows like Auntie Boss, Varshita and

He has subsequently appeared in a number of films such as; ''Behind Closed Doors'', ''Kwani Readings'' ''Weakness'', ''All Girls Together'',. He first appeared on TV as a teenager in the KBC TV drama ''Reflections''. In 2011, he was cast as one of the main characters in the award-winning soap opera ''

Lies that Bind ''Lies that Bind '' is a Kenyan television soap opera that premiered in November 2011 on the network KTN. It mainly features themes like polygamy, greed, lust, power and contemporary issues that affect families. Plot ''Lies that Bind'' is a Keny ...

''. He shared credits with Ruth Maingi,

Maureen Koech Maureen Koech (born 21 May 1989) is a Kenyan actress, songwriter and singer. She appears in the KTN's ''Lies that Bind''. Early life and education Maureen Koech was born on May 21, 1989. Raised in Nairobi, she went to Nakuru High School. She lat ...

, Justine Mirichii and Florence Nduta. Due to his great performance in the project, he was nominated in the 2013 Kalasha Awards. In 2015, he had a leading role in comedy ''

Auntie Boss! ''Auntie Boss!'' is a Kenyan comedy-drama television series. It delves into the lives of domestic house helps in the fictional Taifa Estate (Loresho Ridge Estate) and their everyday drama as it revolves around families they work for and activit ...

'' alongside

Eve D'Souza Eve D'Souza (born 11 March 1979) is a Kenyan media personality, radio presenter and actress. She was a radio presenter at 98.4 Capital FM from 2001 until she left in November 2010. Early life D'Souza was born on 11 March, 1979 in Mombasa, Ken ...

. Apart from acting, Maqbul was a radio presenter for over 15 years, having worked at Capital FM and recently Headed Radio department at Nation Fm and Managing director at NRG media groups.

Filmography

; Film ; Television

References

External links

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