Khalida Riyasat

Khalida Riyasat (خالدہ ریاست; July 7, 1953 – August 26, 1996) was a veteran Pakistani television actress. Along with Roohi Bano and Uzma Gillani, she dominated Pakistan's television screens during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Early life and family
Khalida Riyasat was born in 1953 in Karachi. She was the younger sister of notable television personality, Ayesha Khan.

Career
Riyasat's earliest drama was the detective series Naamdaar. Her career took off with Haseena Moin's classic Bandish during the late 1970s. In another popular venture, she acted alongside actor Moin Akhtar in the cheek-in-tongue long play, Half-Plate by Anwar Maqsood. Some of her notable plays are Panah, Bandish, Dhoop Dewar, Khoya Hua Aadmi, Silver Jubilee, Tabeer, Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho and Parosi.

Personal life
Khalida married Faisal Saleh Hayat in 1984 and had two sons.

Death
Riyasat died of breast cancer on 26 August 1996 at age 43.

Television serials

 * Aik Muhabbat Sou Afsane
 * Bandish
 * Dhund
 * Naamdaar
 * Lazawal
 * Nasheman
 * Maqsoom
 * Saaye
 * Adhay Chehray
 * Ankahi
 * Silver Jublie
 * Tabeer
 * Parosi
 * Yes Sir, No Sir
 * Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho

Telefilm

 * Panah
 * Dasht-e-Tanhai
 * Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho
 * Khoya Huwa Aadmi
 * Half Plate – 1980s as Begum Sahiba (wife of Mirza)
 * Wadi-e-Purkhar
 * Meri Sadgi Dekh
 * Dhoop Dewar
 * Nange Paon
 * Baazdeed
 * Naqsh e Saani
 * Qarz
 * Adhay Chehray
 * Typist
 * Umeed-e-Bahar

Tribute and honour
In 2005, Tributes were paid to her and was called a legend at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi by television personalities including Moin Akhter, Adnan Siddiqui, Faysal Qureshi, Sultana Siddiqui, Humayun Saeed and Babra Sharif. The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021.