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Maya Ali

Maya Ali, Pakistani actress

Born
July 27, 1989
Age in 2026
37
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1989

About Maya Ali

Maryam Tanveer Ali known professionally Maya Ali, is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu films and television series. She has received several accolades, including a Lux Style Award and three Hum Awards. Ali began her career with a brief role in the telenovela Durr-e-Shehwar but gained wider recognition as the titular character in the romantic comedy Aunn Zara (2013) and as a veiled Muslimah in the social drama Shanakht (2014). She achieved her breakthrough with the romantic drama Mann Mayal (2016), which earned her the Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress. She also found success with the romantic drama Mera Naam Yousuf Hai and the ensemble family drama Diyar-e-Dil (both 2015), with the latter earning her an additional Lux Style Award nomination for Best Actress. Building on her television success, Ali ventured into films with the romantic comedies Teefa in Trouble (2018) and Parey Hut Love (2019), both of which rank among the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time. The latter also earned her two Lux Style Award nominations. After a five-year hiatus from acting, she returned to television with the romantic drama Pehli Si Muhabbat (2021). Ali was awarded the Hum Award for Best Actress Popular and earned her first Lux Style Award for Best Actress nomination. Parey Hut Love earned over Rs. 300 million (US$1.1 million) to emerge as one of the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time. The drama became one of the highest rated and viewed of all time and Ali earned the Lux Style Award for Best Television Actress.

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The world when Maya Ali was born

Maya Ali was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

  • #1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
  • Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
  • Top TV showRoseanne
  • Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
  • Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
  • Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
  • Defining fadGame Boy
  • Notable inventionGame Boy
  • World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Maya Ali's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19892026
Gas$1.02$3.45/gal
Average home$93,100$435,000
Average income$34,213$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.97$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population246.8M341 million

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