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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ayub Khoso<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1959}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jafarabad District|Jaffarabad]], [[West Pakistan]] <br> Pakistan<br />
| children = 4<br />
| years_active = 1974<br />
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| occupation = [[Actor]]<br />
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'''Ayub Khoso''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ایوب کھوسو}}}}; born 1959) is a [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]] actor of [[film]] and [[television|TV]]. With a career spanning more than three decades - mostly in television - Khoso is a well-known name in [[Pakistan]]. He is known for his roles in films like ''[[Khuda Kay Liye]]''.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
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Khoso was born to a [[Pashtun]] mother and a [[Baloch people|Baloch]] father.<ref name=mag4you>{{cite web|title=Latest interview with Ayub Khoso|url=http://www.mag4you.com/spotlight/Ayub+Khoso/4057.htm|access-date=2014-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729005121/http://www.mag4you.com/spotlight/Ayub+Khoso/4057.htm|archive-date=2014-07-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> He began his acting career in school. His first appearance on TV was the drama ''Chaon'' that was telecast from [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]] Quetta Centre.<br />
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He is a graduate of the [[University of Balochistan]]. He is fluent in [[Balochi language|Balochi]], [[Pashto]], [[Brahui language|Brahui]], [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Urdu]] and [[English language|English]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
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=== Television Dramas ===<br />
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* ''Shantul'' (1994)<br />
* ''Zanjeer'' (2000)<br />
* ''[[Mahnoor]]'' (2004)<br />
* ''Sassi'' (2005)<br />
* ''Sadori'' (2006)<br />
* ''Shela Bagh'' (2008)<br />
* ''Mehmaan Nawaz'' (2016)<br />
* ''Sham Se Pehlay'' (2016)<br />
* ''Rasmein'' (2017–18)<br />
* ''[[Rubaru Tha Ishq]]'' (2018)<br />
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=== Filmography ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
! Year<br />
! Film <br />
! Role<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2007<br />
| ''[[Khuda Kay Liye]]''<br />
| Cameo role<br />
| Blockbuster<br />
|-<br />
| 2014<br />
| ''[[O21 (film)|O21]]''<br />
| Abdullah<br />
| Hit <br />
|-<br />
|2015<br />
| ''[[Welcome 2 Karachi]]'' <br />
| Taliban leader Agha Jaan<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 2015<br />
| ''[[Swaarangi]]''<br />
| Saieen<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2016<br />
| ''[[Hijrat (film)|Hijrat]]''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2016<br />
| ''[[Revenge of the Worthless]]''<br />
| Ameer Qudratuullah<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2016<br />
| ''[[Yalghaar]]''<br />
| Col. Jogezai<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2016<br />
| ''Jashan''<br />
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| Pashto film<br />
|}<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year <br />
! Award<br />
! Nominated work <br />
! Category <br />
! Result<br />
|-<br />
| 2007<br />
| [[Lux Style Awards]]<br />
| ''Sadoori''<br />
| rowspan="2"|Best TV Actor (Terrestrial)<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2010<br />
| [[Lux Style Awards]]<br />
| ''[[Khuda Zameen Se Gaya Nahin]]''<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"| 2015<br />
| [[Lux Style Awards]]<br />
| ''[[O21 (film)|O21]]'' <br />
| Best Film Actor<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Tribute==<br />
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In 2011 the [[Pakistan National Council of Arts]] dedicated an evening to Khoso in recognition for his contribution to the television industry in [[Pakistan]]. A play titled ''Main kaun hoon'' (Who am I) was screened to showcase his work. The play was directed by Shoaib Khaliq and acted by Khoso himself.<ref name=tribute>{{cite web|title=Tribute: Ode to the PTV legend Ayub Khoso|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/287407/tribute-ode-to-the-ptv-legend-ayub-khoso/}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
Ayub Khoso contested on a [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] ticket from the PS-101(Karachi East-III) seat in the 2018 Pakistan general elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/09-Aug-2018/ayub-khoso-alleges-100pc-poll-rigging|title=Ayub Khoso alleges 100pc poll rigging|date=2018-08-09|website=The Nation|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref> In the election, he secured 5121 votes and lost from [[Firdous Naqvi]] of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Constituency PS-101 (Karachi-XIII)|date=2019-10-01|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Constituency_PS-101_(Karachi-XIII)&oldid=919111198|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|2725628}}<br />
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{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}<br />
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