Born on February 9, 1937 in Meerut, India, Agha Nasir was an outstanding director, producer, broadcaster and a TV playwright. After graduating from the University of Karachi, he started his career with a stint with Radio Pakistan in 1955.
Later he was one of the pioneers of establishing Pakistan Television (PTV) and part of the team that finalized the PTV logo. He produced several famous TV serials, including Girah, Pani Peh Naam and Taleem-e-Baligan. He served as director programs of PTV, managing director of NAFDEC, and director general of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation and Pakistan National Council of Arts. He also served as the managing director of PTV.
In the later part of his career, he was the chief executive of Shalimar Recording and Broadcasting Company and executive director of Geo TV.
Agha Nasir authored seven books, including Gumshudda Log, Gulshan-i-Yad, and Hum Jeetay Ji Masroof Rahay and also penned his biography—Agha say Agha Nasir Tak. He was awarded the President's Award for Pride of Performance in 1993, followed by Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 2012. He died on July 12, 2016.
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