Umer Shareef

Mohammad Umer (19 April 1960 – 2 October 2021), also known as Umer Shareef, was a Pakistani actor, comedian, director, producer, and television personality.[4][5] He was known for hosting The Shareef Show Mubarak Ho.

Umer Shareef

عمر شریف
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Umer Shareef in 2017
Born
Mohammad Umer

(1960-04-19)19 April 1960
Karachi, Pakistan
Died2 October 2021(2021-10-02) (aged 61)[1]
Nuremberg, Germany
Occupation
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • director
  • film producer
  • television personality
Years active1974–2021
TitleKing of Comedy[2][3]
Spouse(s)
  • Deeba Omer
  • Shakeela Qureshi
    (Undated.divorced)

    Zareen Ghazal (m. 2005–2021)
AwardsTamgha-e-Imtiaz
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • film
  • television
Genres
Subject(s)

Shareef died of pneumonia caused by cancer on 2 October 2021 at a hospital in Nuremberg, Germany at the age of 61.[6][7]

References

  1. Omer Sharif on Facebook. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. "Comedian Umer Sharif is returning to the stage". SAMAA TV. 26 April 2019. https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/04/comedian-umer-sharif-is-returning-to-the-stage/. Retrieved 2 October 2021. 
  3. "Pakistan’s ‘king of comedy’ Umer Sharif dies at 66". Aljazeera. 2 October 2021. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/2/pakistan-comedy-legend-umer-sharif-dies-at-66. Retrieved 2 October 2021. 
  4. "Renowned comedian Umer Shareef hospitalised". Daily Times. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. "Pakistani comedian Umer Sharif in Dubai". Gulf News. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. "Pakistani comedian Umer Sharif passes away, Kapil Sharma pays a tribute to the legend" (in en). The Times of India. 2 October 2021. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/pakistani-comedian-umer-sharif-passes-away-kapil-sharma-pays-a-tribute-to-the-legend/articleshow/86705771.cms. Retrieved 2 October 2021. 
  7. "Pakistani actor Umer Sharif dies at 66, Kapil Sharma says ‘goodbye legend’" (in en). The Indian Express. 2 October 2021. https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/pakistani-comedian-omer-sharif-dead-7547962/.