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Sajal Aly

Pakistani actress and model

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ7402602 ↗
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Sajal Ali (Urdu: سجل علی, born 17 January 1994) is a Pakistani actress and model who predominantly works in television and films. She has received five Hum Awards and a Lux Style Award out of thirteen nominations. She was honoured with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan.

She began her career with Geo TV's sitcom Nadaaniyaan (2009) and later on appeared in leading role in soap opera Mehmoodabad Ki Malkain (2011). She took on to supporting roles in several television productions and had a breakthrough and critical success with the thriller Nanhi (2013) which earned her first nomination of Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress. Further praise came for her portrayals in the family dramatic Sannata (2013-14) and Khuda Dekh Raha Hai (2015) for which she received Best TV Actress nomination at the Lux Style Awards.

Aly since done some variety of work and is best known for her head strong portrayals of Dr. Zubiya Asfandyar in Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017), Sassi in O Rangreza (2017–18), Momina Sultan in Alif (2019), Rabia Safeer in Sinf-e-Aahan (2021) and Aaliya Agha in Kuch Ankahi (2023) all of which her performances were better received and the first two of these earned her the Hum Award for Best Actress Popular and Best Actress respectively.

Early life and family

Aly was born on 17 January 1994 in Lahore, Pakistan. She has one sister Saboor Ali, who is also an actress.

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The public source identifies “Sajal Aly” as pakistani actress and model. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Sajal, Pakistani and actress.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1994, 2009, 2011, 2013—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1994-01-17. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Sajal, Pakistani and actress providing the first useful test.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7402602. VIAF identifies the subject as 306102421. The Library of Congress control number is n2013206312. 2 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1994, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

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This entry incorporates text from “Sajal Aly” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.