Fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Soap opera character
Zainab Masood
EastEnders character
Portrayed by
Nina Wadia
Duration
2007–2013
First appearance
Episode 3400 16 July 2007 (2007-07-16)
Last appearance
Episode 4584 8 February 2013 (2013-02-08)
Classification
Former; regular
Created by
Diederick Santer
Introduced by
Diederick Santer
Spin-off appearances
EastEnders: E20 (2010–2011) "East Street" (2010)
In-universe information
Other names
Zainab Khan
Occupation
Post Office owner
Caterer
Restaurateur
Shop assistant
Husband
Yusef Khan (1977–1982, 2011) Masood Ahmed (1983–2011)
Unnamed husband (2016–2023)
Sons
Syed Masood
Tamwar Masood
Kamil Masood
Daughters
Shabnam Masood
Stepdaughters
Afia Masood
Granddaughters
Yasmin Masood Jade Masood
Zainab Khan (also Masood) is a character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nina Wadia.[1] She made her first appearance on 16 July 2007. Zainab is the mother of Syed (Marc Elliott), Shabnam (Zahra Ahmadi/Rakhee Thakrar), Tamwar (Himesh Patel) and Kamil Masood (Arian Chikhlia). She is the wife of Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra), who divorces her, and of Yusef Khan (Ace Bhatti), who she remarries after a divorce decades earlier, and who abuses her. Wadia quit her role in 2012 and departed the series in the episode shown on 8 February 2013.
^"'Goodness Gracious Me' actress joins 'EastEnders'", Digital Spy. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
Zainab Khan (also Masood) is a character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nina Wadia. She made her first appearance on 16 July 2007. Zainab...
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Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel). Her father was later introduced as Yusef Khan (Ace Bhatti) who was the former husband of Tamwar's mother, Zainab (Nina Wadia)...
established Masood family, the younger brother of established character Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra). He is disliked by Masood's wife ZainabMasood (Nina Wadia)...
Syed Masood (Marc Elliott), the son of established characters Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) and ZainabMasood (Nina Wadia). She arrives when Zainab invites...
1968) is an English actress and comedian. She is known for portraying ZainabMasood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Aunty Noor in Citizen Khan, Mrs Hussein...
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