Aymen Saleem

Aymen Saleem
Born	(1993-01-13) 13 January 1993 (age 31) Karachi, Pakistan
Education	Karachi Grammar School University of Pennsylvania (Graduation)
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2020–present
Family	Saleem Yousuf (father)

Aymen Saleem (born January 12, 1993) is a Pakistani actress and model who appears in Urdu television shows. She made her acting debut with Hum TV's ramadan special Chupke Chupke as Ramisha aka Mishi (2021), which earned her a nomination of Best Emerging Talent in TV at Lux Style Awards.

In 2022, Saleem made her television comeback after one year with another ramadan drama Paristan as Pernia, followed by a leading role as Aliya in feminism romance Ibn-e-Hawwa on Hum TV.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education

Aymen was born in Karachi. She is the niece of the late Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan. Her father, Saleem Yousuf, is a former Pakistani cricketer. She finished her A-levels at Karachi Grammar School. She earned her undergrad in Business with double majors in Finance and Strategic Management in 2017 from Wharton School of Business University of Pennsylvania.^[1][2]

Aymen attempted for a Guinness World Record in 2010 at the age of 17 when she fitted herself, along with 18 other girls, into a smart car with closed doors for 19 seconds.^[3][4][5]

Career

She started her career as an Intern for an Investment Bank J.P. Morgan and start working as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company where she was dealing and consulting Government and Ministeries of Middle East, making policies for Abu Dhabi, Dubai and overall MENA region.^{[citation needed]}

In 2020, she acted in a Hum TV production, Chupke Chupke, which aired in 2021 and starred with Ayeza Khan, Osman Khalid Butt, Arslan Naseer, and Mira Sethi. Her second project was Ibn-e-Hawwa with Hira Mani and Shehzad Sheikh. She again paired with Arslan Naseer in HumTv's Ramzan drama Paristan (TV series).^[6]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Chupke Chupke	Ramisha aka Mishi	TV debut
2022	Ibn-e-Hawa	Aliya	Lead[7]
2022	Paristan	Pernia “Pari”	Lead[8]

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2022	Lux Style Awards	Best Emerging Talent in TV	Chupke Chupke	Won

References

1. "Do You Know Who Is Actress Aymen Saleem's Father?". BOL News. 21 April 2021.
2. "Chupke Chupke star Aymen Saleem is the daughter of former cricketer Saleem Yousaf". Daily Pakistan. 21 April 2021.
3. "19 Girls Cram into a smart for Guinness Record". autoevolution. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
4. "Guinness book of world records: 19 girls and 1 car on top of the world". The Express Tribune. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
5. "Do You Know Aymen Saleem Is A World Record Holder?". BOL News. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
6. "Aymen Saleem spills the beans on why she temporarily quit acting after drama Chupke Chupke". Dawn. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
7. "Aymen Saleem, Hira Mani and Shahzad Sheikh's upcoming drama Ibn-e-Hawa to tackle misogyny". DAWN Images. 3 November 2021.
8. "Javeria Saud, Aymen Saleem and Arslan Naseer starring in upcoming Ramazan special Paristan". Dawn Images. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

External links

• Aymen Saleem on Instagram