Yousuf Kamal (29 May 1945 – 29 June 2023), known professionally as Shakeel Yousuf, was a Pakistani actor best known for his roles in the PTV drama series Uncle Urfi (1975), as Mehboob Ahmed in PTV’s Aangan Terha (1984), and as Taimoor Ahmad in Ankahi (1982).

Shakeel and his family migrated from India to Karachi, Pakistan, in 1952. He was born Yusuf Kamal in Bhopal, British India.

Shakeel received his primary education from an English-medium school in British India and in a French missionary school in India.

He acted in a number of Pakistani films. He also played the part of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaqat Ali Khan, along with Christopher Lee, in a British biographical film about the life of founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah: Jamil Dehalvi’s Jinnah (1998). He also appeared in the series Traffic for BBC Channel 4. He was known for his philanthropic activities.

Awards and legacy

• In recognition of his contributions to show business, he was awarded the Pride of Performance in 1992.
• Nominee: Best Actor Drama Series in a Supporting Role in The 1st Indus Drama Awards in 2005.

Shakeel, in his ‘one-man-show’ 35-minutes-long stage performance in Karachi, in December 2012, says in the play, “War, war and more war only results in hunger and poverty. At one point, he reminisces about a time when people were full of love, honesty and concern for each other. Many Pakistani TV and film celebrities including Fatima Surayya Bajia, Hasina Moin, Bushra Ansari and Anwar Maqsood were in the audience to watch his performance.