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Sohail Ahmed () (born 1 May 1963), also known as Azizi (), is a Pakistani actor, comedian and director.
He appears in television serials, movies and comedy stage plays principally based in Lahore. Profile of TV comedian Sohail Ahmed on tv.com.pk website, Retrieved 26 September 2017
Sohail Ahmed is best known to the wider public for his character of Azizi in the Dunya TV comedy show Hasb-e-Haal, where he has been active since 2009. His character was developed in collaboration with his co-anchor Aftab Iqbal when Hasb-e-Haal started on Dunya News.
His grandfather Faqir Muhammad Faqir (1900–1974) was a philanthropist as well a writer called Baba-e-Punjabi ("father of Punjabi") because he authored more than 40 books in Punjabi language, while his father Mian Muhammad Akram was DSP Gujranwala. He has three brothers: Javed, a journalist and poet, as well Aurangzeb and Junaid, both teachers.
His son Hamza Sohail, an MBA from London, is also an actor, who made his debut in 2021 with Hum TV's Raqeeb Se.
Most of the television serials that he has acted in have been on PTV.
In January 2009, Sohail started playing the character Azizi in the show Hasb-e-Haal on Dunya News, where he does humorous commentary on current affairs and other topics.
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| 1988 | Sooraj Ke Sath Sath | Munshi Mehar Dad | PTV | |
| 1990 | Fishaar | Malik, student leader | ||
| Raig Zar | Murad | |||
| 1992 | Aik Din "Saboot" | Baba Barkat | ||
| Haweli | Aslam Pardesi | |||
| Din | Badruddin | |||
| Nashaib | Doctor | |||
| 1993 | Zakham | Zahoor (Zed) | ||
| Shab Daig | Mister Sajjad Shah | |||
| 1994 | Manchalay Ka Sauda | Umair | ||
| Takmeel | Nawaz | |||
| Ehsan | Younus | |||
| Premesher Singh | Premesher Singh | |||
| Lawrence of Thalabia | Maskeen | |||
| 1995 | Eendhan | |||
| Dukh Sukh | Mehboob | |||
| Raiza Raiza | Naseeb Muhammad | |||
| 1996 | Ranjish | Ishaq | ||
| Apne Aur Sapne | Abdul Qadeer | |||
| 1998 | Home Sweet Home | Bhai Mian | ||
| 1999 | Ghareeb-e-Shehar | Chaudhry Ashraf | ||
| 2001 | Kajal Ghar | Chaudhry Riasat Ali | ||
| 2003 | Shanakht | |||
| 2005 | Sussar In Law | Chaudhry Akbar | ||
| 2006 | Malangi | |||
| Kharidar | ATV | |||
| 2008 | Choki # 420 | AAJ TV | ||
| Juda | ATV | |||
| 2010 | Shaam | |||
| 2013 | Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi | Ishaq Malkana | Hum TV | |
| 2022 | Chaudhry and Sons | Chaudhry Dildar Ali Hoshiarpuri | Geo Entertainment | |
| 2023 | Jeevan Nagar | Babbar Shah / Laali Guru | Green Entertainment | |
| 2024 | Standup Girl | Ustad Ameer Khan Sahab |
| 1990 | Gori Diyan Jhanjaran | Pakistan | Punjabi | Film debut | |
| Jangloos | Urdu | ||||
| 1995 | Shartia Mithay | Munna | Punjabi | Also Shartiya Mithay | |
| 1997 | Umar Mukhtar | Villain | Urdu | ||
| 2017 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | Mehtab Khagga | Urdu/Punjabi | ||
| 2018 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 | Mr. Balani | Urdu | ||
| 2022 | Dum Mastam | Bao's father | |||
| London Nahi Jaunga | Chaudhry Kafil | Urdu/Punjabi | |||
| Ghabrana Nahi Hai | Chaudhry Sajjad | Urdu | |||
| Babe Bhangra Paunde Ne | Mr. Iqbal | India | Punjabi | Punjabi cinema debut | |
| Tich Button | Chaudhry Nijaz | Pakistan | Urdu | ||
| 2023 | Huey Tum Ajnabi | Khanum Jaan |
| + !Year !Title !Role !Channel | |||
| 2009–Present | Hasb-e-Haal | Azizi | Dunya News |
| 2017 | Parody Punch | ARY Digital |
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