Biography

Shakeel and his family migrated from India to Karachi, Pakistan in 1952. He was born Yusuf Kamal in Bhopal, British India.

Shakeel received his primary education from an English medium school in British India and in a French missionary school in India.

Shakeel was well known for his roles in the PTV drama serial Uncle Urfi (1972), as Mehboob Ahmed in PTV's Aangan Terha (1984) and as Taimoor Ahmad in Ankahi (1982). He acted in a number of local films. He also played the part of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaqat Ali Khan, along with Christopher Lee, in a British biographical film about the life of founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah: Jamil Dehalvi's Jinnah (1998). He also appeared in the series Traffic for BBC Channel 4. He was known for his philanthropic activities.

Yousuf Kamal (Urdu: May 1945 - 29 June 2023), known professionally as Shakeel Yousuf (Urdu: was a Pakistani actor best known for his roles in the PTV drama series Uncle Urfi (1975), as Mehboob Ahmed in PTV's Aangan Terha (1984) and as Taimoor Ahmad in Ankahi (1982).
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