Hottie of the week: Nadir Firoz Khan

Status: Married to Maha Burney

Born: Karachi, Pakistan

Birthday: 1979

Who is he?



One of the most sought-after photographers in the Pakistani fashion industry, Nadir Firoz Khan has soared to the heights of success in a rather short time. With a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Design from the Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture and mentoring from the popular director Asim Raza, he is set to go places. Just recently, he swept us off our feet with his stunning lawn photo shoots. His photo shoot for Sania Maskatiya’s debut lawn collection had models posing on sandy dunes — we wouldn’t mind covering Nadir with sand ourselves!

Why we love him

Nadir defies the stereotype of the lanky art geek — with a buff bod and a passion for playing cricket and volleyball, he is more of a high school jock who decided to toy with a camera rather than a girl’s feelings. He loves sports and is an avid follower of football, cricket and tennis. “I could only dream of being a sportsman! Unfortunately the talent was severely lacking,” he jokes.

A man who’s good at what he does gets admiration from us any day and there is no denying Nadir’s considerable talent. He made actor Humaima look swoon-worthy in the Nida Azwer lawn shoot, with poses so natural and elegant they were a breath of fresh air. We’ll admit that we’re jealous but we can’t also help admiring the creative duo that he forms with wife stylist Maha Burney. Working together, they seem to bring out the best not only in each other but in the models that they work with too!

What you didn’t know about him

Nadir is heavily inspired by music and believes that as a visual artist, music has helped immensely in giving his visual vocabulary a direction.

A real aristocrat, he loves French food — that must mean a lot of nights at Café Flo for Maha!

He may appear laidback but, he says, “I’m a bit OCD at home.”

Guess what he had to say about his ideal woman? “I didn’t know she existed until I met my wife Maha.”

Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, April 7^th, 2013.

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