Saheefa Jabbar Khattak (; born 1 October 1988) is a Pakistani model turned actress. After receiving an award for Best Emerging Model at

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and

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, Khattak ventured into acting by playing the leading lady in the 2018 television serials Teri Meri Kahani and Beti. Both of which earned her critical acclaim.

Personal life

Khattak was born into a

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family in

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. Khattak grew up in

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with her parents and a younger brother. She holds BS in

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from Beaconhouse National University Lahore. In December 2017, she married Khawaja Khizer Hussain. According to Khattak, she met him during her university days. They married in an Islamic wedding ceremony. The ceremony was held at

, Pakistan.

Career

Khattak started her career as a fashion model and appeared in several television commercials. She is noted for her short hair looks on the ramp. After receiving an award for Best Emerging Talent at

and

, she move on to acting and made her debut with

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's '' Teri Meri Kahani,'' where she played a lead character of Deena opposite

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and

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. The serial ran for 36 Episodes on

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. It was followed by another lead role in

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's social drama '' Beti''. An Idream Entertainment's production, ''Beti'' was a critical and commercially hit. Her role as Mariam was praised by critics. She then portrayed a young to old woman who faces hardships of her single mistake in melodrama '' Bhool''. In 2024, she returned to television after four years in Green Entertainment's Ramadan special '' Rafta Rafta'' as a feisty and haughty landlady.

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khattak, Saheefa Jabbar 1993 births Living people Pakistani television actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses Pakistani female models