Zaib Shaikh

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Zaib Shaikh
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Shaikh in 2012
Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 3, 2018 [1]
Residence(s) Los Angeles, California, United States
Education
OccupationActor, writer, director, diplomat
Known forStar of Little Mosque on the Prairie

Zaib Shaikh (born May 25, 1974) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He was named Canada's Consul General in Los Angeles, California in October 2018. [2]

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Career

Shaikh has appeared in Metropia and Little Mosque on the Prairie , and as Vancouver city councillor Shakil Khan in Da Vinci's City Hall . He is co-founder of the Whistler Theatre Project, and also writer and director of the CBC adaptation of Othello . [3] He appeared as Nadir Khan in Deepa Mehta's film adaptation of Midnight's Children . He guest starred as Professor Mahmoud Bahmanyaron in an episode of Murdoch Mysteries which aired March 18, 2013.

Personal life

Shaikh was born in Toronto, Ontario, and is of Pakistani descent. [4] He studied theatre at the Mississauga campus of the University of Toronto [5] and has a Bachelor of Arts from Sheridan College. [6] While at UTM, Shaikh was a copy editor for the campus newspaper, The Medium. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Toronto. [7]

Since 2011, Shaikh has been married to Kirstine Stewart, [8] former managing director of Twitter Canada. [9]

On May 29, 2014, Shaikh was named the film commissioner and director of entertainment industries for the City of Toronto. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998ShepherdCook
2007Hello FayeShirazShort film
2012 Midnight's Children Nadir Khan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Doc SalesmanEpisode: "Leader of the Band"
2004–2005 Metropia Jayesh
2005–2006 Da Vinci's City Hall Councillor Shakil Khan7 episodes
2006 The Dead Zone Hit ManEpisode: "Lotto Fever"
2007–2012 Little Mosque on the Prairie Amaar Rashid91 episodes
2013 Murdoch Mysteries Professor Mahmoud BahmanyarEpisode: "Twisted Sisters"

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References

  1. ↑ "Get to know our new Consul General, Zaib Shaikh, now on his 2nd day on the job". Facebook. Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ex-NDP MP Joe Comartin, Former 'Little Mosque' Star Zaib Shaikh Tapped For Diplomatic Posts". Canadian Press, October 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ See IMDB
  4. ↑ "My toronto : Zaib Shaikh". National Post.
  5. ↑ "Zaib Shaikh". University of Toronto Magazine.
  6. ↑ "Zaib Shaikh" (PDF). Sheridan Institute Alumni Magazine.
  7. ↑ "Zaib Shaikh". Lavin Agency.
  8. ↑ Govani, Shinan (27 August 2011). "Shinan: CBC chieftess Kirstine Stewart and actor Zaib Shaikh go public with nuptials". National Post.
  9. ↑ Ha, Anthony (29 April 2013). "Twitter Hires CBC's Kirstine Stewart As Managing Director (And First Team Member) For Twitter Canada". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Toronto picks Zaib Shaikh, of Little Mosque fame, as film commissioner". The Globe and Mail , May 29, 2014.
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