Myra Sajid () (born as Sajid Zaki) is a Pakistani

dramatist A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Ben Jonson coined the term "playwri ...

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

and

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. He is well known for his drama series ''Neeli Chatri'' (''Blue Umbrella'') about women's

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s, directed by

Ahson Talish Aehsun Talish () is a Pakistani television director, producer, and actor. He has worked in many successful television dramas. Ahson made himself as a well-known television director by directing a number of hit serials, such as '' Deewana'' (201 ...

. He made his second collaboration with Talish by writing the screenplay for the serial ''

Numm ''Numm'' () is a 2013 Pakistani drama serial that portrays social issues. It was directed by Ahson Talish, produced by Amjad Hashmi and written by Myra Sajid. The show stars Fawad Khan, Sania Saeed and Kanza Wayne. The show tells the story of ...

''.

Personal life

Sajid Zaki was born into a

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family to Muhammad Zaki and Naeema Akhter in

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. His father was a shoe maker. He did his graduation in

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. Afterward he realised his inner and did two year diploma in sculpture then one year diploma in multimedia and 3d animation. In October 2009, he married Myra Asad, who encouraged his career and Sajid started writing for TV dramas with the pseudonym Myra Sajid.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sajid, Myra Pakistani screenwriters Pakistani television writers Living people Pakistani dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Pakistani writers 21st-century Pakistani writers 1975 births