Yousuf Kamal (Urdu: یوسف کمال; 29 May 1945 – 29 June 2023), known professionally as Shakeel Yousuf (Urdu: شکیل یوسف), was a Pakistani actor best known for his roles in the PTV drama series Uncle Urfi (1975), as Mehboob Ahmed in PTV's Aangan Terha (1984), and as Taimoor Ahmad in Ankahi (1982).
[1] Shakeel was well known for his roles in the PTV drama serial Uncle Urfi (1972), as Mehboob Ahmed in Aangan Terha (1984), and as Taimoor Ahmad in Ankahi (1982).
He also played the part of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaqat Ali Khan, along with Christopher Lee, in a British biographical film about the life of founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah: Jamil Dehalvi's Jinnah (1998).
[3] He had been battling a prolonged illness, and news of his death had an emotional impact on admirers and fellow artists alike.
"[2] Many Pakistani TV and film celebrities including Fatima Surayya Bajia, Hasina Moin, Bushra Ansari and Anwar Maqsood Hameedi were in the audience to watch his performance.