Vaneeza Ahmed

Vaneeza Ahmad, also known as Vinnie, is a Pakistani model and TV actress cum singer. She was born in Murree, Pakistan, on June 24, 1971, and later went to Germany to study with her parents. Ahmad returned to Pakistan in 1989 to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology at the Kinnaird College of Liberal Arts University in Lahore. Vaneeza started her career very casually as a model while pursuing her studies at the University. Despite her disinterest in modeling as a career, she received proposals from several fashion designers well-known in the Pakistani fashion business.

When fashion designer Nilofer Shahid approached Ahmad, she couldn't decide her career path and opted for modeling. Fashion experts praised her grace on the catwalk during her first appearances at fashion shows. She has had success as the face of some of Pakistan's most well-known companies. She is the first Pakistani model to walk the runways for internationally renowned designers, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein.

Ahmad started her acting career with Jamal Shah's contentious saga "Kal”, and has since appeared in several dramas and serials, including "Tum Hi Tau Ho," (2000) “Tere Siwa,” (2002) "Batein Dil Ki,” (2004) “Jeena Isika Nam Hai," (2008) "Pyaar Ho Jaane Do," (2006), etc. She portrayed Dina Wadia, the daughter of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in Jamil Dehlavi's 1998 biographical film "Jinnah." She also appeared in many talk shows like “Morning with Hum” (2011) in Hum TV, “Mazaq Raat” (2014-18) in Duniya TV, “After Moon Show” (2019) in Hum TV, etc. She married Ali Afzal Malik, an Islamabad-based businessman, in July 2010, and they have two daughters. Aside from her responsibilities as a mother, she also runs her own side company.