Dr. Shaista Wahidi Biography And Pictures

Posted on Apr 3 2014 - 6:02pm by Hira Iqbal

If you aren’t even familiar with Pakistani fashion and drama industry, there are certain names that you will surely be aware of and one such name is Dr. Shaista Wahidi. She is one of those Pakistani women whose fame has gone over Pakistani territories and are known worldwide. Apart from being a doctor, she’s a pro in acting and presently, she can be considered as the face of Pakistani media industry. She is currently one of the leading TV anchors in Pakistan.

Dr. Shaista Wahidi Biography And Pictures

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Dr. Shaista Wahidi was born on November 26 in Karachi, Pakistan. She received her childhood education from Habib Girls School, Karachi and then completed her matriculation from Bahria Collage for Women, Karachi in 1992. Later she went to Govt. Collage for Women, Karachi for doing FSc and finally in 2012, she received her MBBS degree from Sindh Medical Collage.

Career of Dr. Shaista Wahidi

Shaista entered the media industry of Pakistan as a radio anchorperson from where she went on to work as a News anchor at a private TV channel. Shaista remained an unknown entity till she started to show her talent as a host in live TV shows. At first, she hosted the show “Hum or AapBarah-e-Rast” on the same private channel but she actually started climbing the ladder of success when she hosted the morning show “Good morning Pakistan” on ARY digital. The show was a huge success and Shaista was well appreciated and applaud for her skills. Presently, she can be seen hosting the morning show“UthoJago Pakistan” on Geo TV.

Given below is a list of shows she has worked in:

  • Hum AurAapBrah-e-Rast on Indus Vision.
  • Pak RahaHaiKiya on Indua Vision.
  • Shaista and You on Ary Digital.
  • BakhabarSavera on Ary One World (Now known as Ary News)
  • Good Morning Pakistan on Ary Digital.
  • Geo MOrning Show on GEO TV.
  • In an interview for The Nation.

The awards she has won for her talent and passion include:

  • City Talent Women Awards (2006)
  •  Dalda Expert Mom (Honorary Award) (2009)
  • Pakistan Media Awards for Best Anchor (2010)

Personal Life Of Dr. Shaista Wahidi

Dr. Shaista was married to Waqar Wahidi during her studies and the couple had three kids, Faiz, Shafay and Eeman but recently for some unknown reasons, their marriage couldn’t work out and she took divorce from her husband. She’s the only sister of three brothers, Tahir, Amir and Sahir Lodhi.