Farooq Qaiser
Farooq Qaiser (Punjabi, Urdu: فاروق قیصر; 31 October 1945 – 14 May 2021) was a Pakistani artist, newspaper columnist, TV show director, puppeteer, script writer, and voice actor.
Farooq Qaiser | |
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Farooq Qaiser with his puppet Uncle Sargam | |
| Born | Farooq Qaiser 31 October 1945 Sialkot, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 14 May 2021 (aged 75) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | TV director, journalist, puppeteer, writer, columnist, cartoonist |
| Known for | Uncle Sargam (creator) |
| Awards | Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan (1993) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) award by the President of Pakistan (2021) |
He was known as the creator of the fictional puppet character Uncle Sargam introduced in 1976 in children's television show Kaliyan. Farooq was also a cartoonist, newspaper columnist and wrote for the newspaper Daily Nai Baat in Lahore and under the pen name "Meethay Karelay" (English: "Sweet Bitter gourd").
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