Farooq Qaiser
Farooq Qaiser | |
|---|---|
| فاروق قیصر | |
Farooq Qaiser with his puppet Uncle Sargam | |
| Born | Farooq Qaiser 31 October 1945 |
| Died | 14 May 2021 (aged 75) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | TV director, journalist, puppeteer, writer, columnist, cartoonist |
| Known for | Uncle Sargam (creator) |
| Awards | Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan (1993) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) award by the President of Pakistan (2021) |
Farooq Qaiser (Punjabi, Urdu: فاروق قیصر; 31 October 1945 – 14 May 2021) was a Pakistani artist, newspaper columnist, TV show director, puppeteer, script writer, and voice actor.
He was known as the creator of the fictional puppet character Uncle Sargam, introduced in 1976 in children's television show Kaliyan. Farooq was also a cartoonist, newspaper columnist and wrote for the newspaper Daily Nai Baat in Lahore and under the pen name "Meethay Karelay" (English: "Sweet bitter gourd").