Salahuddin Tunio
Pakistani actor
Salahuddin Tunio (Sindhi: صلاح الدين تونيو, Urdu: صلاح الدين تونيو; born 28 February 1949) is a Pakistani actor in television and film. He is the father of actor-producer Fahad Mustafa.
Early life and education
Tunio was born to Muhammad Ibrahim Tunio on 28 February 1949, in the village Dhanibux Tunio near Qambar, Sindh. He completed his matriculation from Government High School Sukkur and later earned a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Sindh. In 1979, he was appointed as a chemistry lecturer at Allama Iqbal College in Karachi. He later entered public service, joining the Health Department as a Drug Inspector in 1981, and retired in 2009 as Chief Drug Inspector.
Career
Cinema
In a 2025 interview with Dawn, Tunio stated that after the death of actor Waheed Murad during the production of the 1985 film Hero, director Iqbal Yusuf approached him to complete the remaining scenes of the film. Tunio said he was considered for the role due to his resemblance to Murad, but he declined the offer and chose to continue focusing on television rather than moving into film at that stage of his career.
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