He was born in 1952 in a modest, low-income family of Marwari background in Karachi, while Soldier’s unusual last name was given to him by his friend Nazar Hussain, a stage artist.
[1] He started his acting career in 1973 and featured in over 250 plays and co-starred with many famous theatre personalities, including the likes of Moin Akhtar, Furqan Haider, Umer Sharif, Hanif Raja and Shahzad Raza.
[1] On 30 March 2011, Soldier died of a heart attack; before his immediate death, he was reportedly participating in a live TV show during a special transmission of the semi-final between India and Pakistan of the 2011 Cricket World Cup and had died by the time he was transported to the hospital.
"[1] The news of his death was also announced on Cricinfo, in the commentary scorecard at the start of Pakistan's innings in the match.
His body is buried in the old Mewa Shah Graveyard located in SITE Town.