Fawad Afzal Khan (Urdu: فواد افضل خان; born 29 November 1981) is a Pakistani actor, producer, screenwriter, model and singer having received several awards including a Filmfare Award, two Lux Style Awards and six Hum Awards.

Parents and family

Khan was born in Karachi on 29 November 1981 into a family of ethnic Pashtuns. His father was born in Patiala, British India whereas his mother’s family was native of Lucknow, British India and moved to present day Pakistan after the 1947 partition of British India. When Khan was young, his father was in pharmaceutical sales, which required the family to live in Athens, Dubai, Riyadh and Manchester during the Gulf War. His family moved to Lahore when he was 13. He has two sisters; his older sister, Aliya, is an architect and his younger sister, Sana, is a physician. He currently lives in Lahore.

Wife and Children

Khan married Sadaf Khan in 2005 after a seven-year courtship. They have three children. Khan and his wife founded Silk by Fawad Khan, a clothing line, whose debut collection was launched in August 2012 in Lahore.

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