Rana Asif is a Pakistani casting director, professor, celebrity agent, philanthropist and fashion stylist. In 2023, he participated in the second season of the Pakistani reality show “Tamasha”, which was adapted from the format of the popular reality show “Big Brother”. The show airs on ARY Digital.
Wiki/Biography
Dr. Rana Asif Hussain was born on Tuesday, June 14, 1983, in Karachi, Pakistan (age 40 years 2023). His zodiac sign is Gemini. From 1996 to 1998, he attended New Pixy Dale School in Karachi, Pakistan, where he completed a master’s degree in biological sciences. He completed his pre-med intermediate course from Government Boys College, Nazimabad, Karachi. He attended the college from 1998 to 2000. From 2001 to 2005, he studied Bachelor of Pharmacy at Bagai University of Medical Sciences, Karachi. From 2005 to 2006, he obtained his Pharm.D. in Clinical Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy and Managed Care at the same university. At the university, he further studied for a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy. 2010 to 2013. In May 2011, he served as a co-investigator at the Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Institute of Chemistry, Karachi.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
He comes from a Muslim family.
Parents and siblings
His father, Asif Hussain, died in 2015. His younger brother’s name is Asim Hussain. He has a sister.
wife and children
On December 16, 2021, he got married. However, he did not reveal his wife’s identity on social media.
Profession
pharmacist, professor
From March 2005 to August 2006, he worked as a pharmacist at Dr Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi. In 2006, he joined Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi as a pharmacist. After working there for nearly two and a half years, he started working at Dr. Ziauddin Memorial Hospital Nazimabad and worked there from June 2008 to September 2011. Subsequently, he worked as Supervisor/Senior Pharmacist at South City Hospital (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi and worked there till May 2012. In 2013, he started working as a pharmacy manager at Imam Clinic in North Nazimabad, Karachi, where he worked for less than a year. Apart from working as a pharmacist, he also served as a senior lecturer to pharmacy students at Baqai University of Medical Sciences, Karachi from July 2008 to May 2013. In May 2013, he went to the National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, Pakistan to study TPN and chemotherapy pharmacy as the person in charge. In 2016, he started working as an Assistant Professor at Bagha University of Medical Sciences, Karachi.
fashion editor
He has collaborated with Pakistani magazine Samaj Fashion Magazine. From November 2014 to August 2018, Rana worked as a fashion editor at FHM Magazine in Karachi, Pakistan. In 2019, he was promoted to senior fashion editor. In September 2018, he also served as deputy editor-in-chief of Pakistan Brand Magazine.
celebrity manager
He owns a celebrity agency THOR – The House of Rana in Karachi.
He has worked as a celebrity agent for many Pakistani celebrities including film and television actors.
philanthropist
Rana worked at the Women’s Foundation, an NGO that provides training, education and increased opportunities for women entrepreneurs and professionals. On August 1, 2010, he founded an NGO called “Do You Have Time?” run by doctors and students for the benefit of the people.
fashion stylist
He has worked as a stylist for several Pakistani TV series, commercials and award shows.
In 2021, he was selected as the official stylist of the 4th IPPA Awards.
Other jobs
In 2015, he played a small role in an Urdu TV series.
He also acted in an Urdu film. In 2023, he participated in the ARY digital reality TV show “Tamasha Season 2”.
Favorites
- Quote: Me and controversy – two sides of the same coin!
Facts/Trivia
- His name is also Rraanny.
- He is fluent in several languages including Urdu, Punjabi, English, German and Latin.
- Rana Asif follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- In his free time, he enjoys traveling and trying different cuisines.
- He has a YouTube channel of the same name with approximately 519,000 subscribers.
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