Zubaida Tariq (
Urdu:
زبیدہ طارق), often called
Zubaida Aapa (born 4 April 1945), is a
chef and cooking expert from
Pakistan. She is currently doing programs on
Masala TV, Pakistan.
Personal life
Zubaida Tariq was born on 4 April 1945 in
Hyderabad Deccan,
India,
and now lives in Karachi, Pakistan. Her family migrated to Pakistan in
1947 only.They settled in Karachi, PIB Colony, where she lived with her
five older sisters and 4 brothers. In 1951 she lost her grandfather,
thereafter she lost her father in 1953. After the death of father, three
of her sisters took all the responsibilities of running the house.
Zubaida got married to her first cousin, Tariq Maqsood. She met him in
1954. He came to stay over at his aunt's (dad's sister's) house. Tariq's
mother used to like Zubaida a lot. She expressed her feelings about
making Zubaida her daughter-in-law. Then in 1966, they got married. When
the marriage was decided, Zubaida lived on Jamshed Road. She got
married at the age of 21.They have a daughter name Shaha Tariq and one
son Hussain Tariq.
Family
Originally from
Hyderabad, India, and settled in
Karachi, Zubaida was born into a prominent
Urdu-speaking family known for producing
literateurs, intellectuals and artists. Her maternal grand-uncle was
Bahadur Yar Jung, a Muslim nationalist of the
Indian subcontinent. She has ten other siblings, the most notable of whom include
Fatima Surayya Bajia – an Urdu novelist and playwright;
Zehra Nigah, an Urdu poet; and her brother
Anwar Maqsood, who is a popular poet, humorist, writer and entertainer
. Zubaida's nephew
Bilal Maqsood (Anwar's son) is a vocalist and guitarist for the pop rock band
Strings.
Television shows
Zubaida worked on
ARY Digital
for 1½ years, and then she did 120 programs with Sajid Hussain, 120
morning programs with Nadia, and about 450 shows with Kiran. Then
Zubaida came on FM 107 with a show called
Aik Mukammal Ghar which was first hosted by Azra Manzoor. In the meantime, she did 200 shows of another program called
Kitchen Magic, and then she did another show on
Geo TV by the title of
Aaj Ke Bhao. She is now working with
Masala TV in people most watched cooking show
Handi. She has covered more than 1000 episodes for the show.
Medical health
Zubaida Tariq was diagnosed with
Parkinson's disease, which had an effect on many parts of her life. She published a day-to-day 'living with Parkinson's' memoir in 2011.
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