He played the lead role in the 2004 film Ae Fond Kiss.... Yaqub was born in Glasgow to Pakistani parents in 1979.
[1] He made his acting debut in Ken Loach's film Ae Fond Kiss where he played a Pakistani Muslim man who falls in love with an Irish Catholic woman.
In 2011 he entered international cinema with the German film Fernes Land (Junction Point) and Sabiha Sumar's Rafina.
[5] Yaqub has a degree in IT management and also works as a counselor, advising drug addicts.
[9] In 2009, Yaqub criticised Prince Harry for making what he saw as prejudiced comments about Pakistanis and asked for a personal apology.