Junaid Khan Biography: Career, Music, and Dramas List

Junaid Khan Biography

Junaid Khan (born Junaid Khan Niazi) is a Pakistani actor, producer, and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the popular rock band Call before building a parallel career as a television actor.

About/Details

Name	Junaid Khan
Famous As	Actor, Singer, Producer
Date of Birth	November 2, 1981
Birthplace	Multan
Residency	Karachi
Height	5 feet 10 inches
Wife	Amna Aslam
Education	MBA (Imperial College, Lahore)
Nationality	Pakistani
Religion	Islam

Early Life and Education

Junaid was born on November 2, 1981, in Multan, and moved to Karachi to build his career, though he frequently visits family in Lahore. He completed his early education at Divisional Public School and Ibne Sina College Defence in Lahore, attended Forman Christian College, and studied Mining Engineering at UET Lahore before earning his MBA from Imperial College, Lahore.

Family

Junaid is Pashtun by birth, and his mother, a gold medalist in Fine Arts, encouraged his pursuit of the arts. He has one brother and two sisters.

Wife

Junaid married Amna Aslam in 2010. The couple has two sons, Nael Khan and Muhammad Ahil.

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Career

Junaid began his musical career in 2003 while still a student, later joining the rock band Call as lead vocalist in 2005. The band released two commercially successful albums, “Jilawatan” (2005) and “Dhoom” (2009), before Junaid left in 2012 to pursue a solo career, releasing his debut solo album “So Close, So Distant.”

He made his acting debut in 2011 with a sitcom and went on to build a reputation for taking on progressive, unconventional roles, avoiding cliched or stereotypical parts. He received a Best TV Actor (Terrestrial) nomination at the 11th Lux Style Awards, and has continued working steadily, with recent roles in “Mehroom” (2024) as Umair, “Do Kinaray” (2025) as Walid, and “Rehmat” (2026) as Bari. He also had a film cameo in “Bin Roye” (2015) and a lead role in “Kahay Dil Jidhar” (2021).