Career
Born in 1952, Soldier started his acting career in 1973. He 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. He came from a modest, low-income family of Marwari background in Karachi.
Channels for which Soldier worked included Geo television, SAMAA television, Dhoom television, Metro, Hum television and ARY Digital.
Overseas, he worked in the United States, Dubai and South Africa. His death was called "a big loss to the world of comedy dramas", while, a friend described him as not only a good actor but a “humble, good person." 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.