Aamir Raza Husain (born January 6, 1957) is an Indian theatre actor and director, noted for his large outdoor stage productions like The Fifty Day War (2000), based on the Kargil War and The Legend of Ram (2004), based on the epic Ramayana. He is also the Creative Director of Stagedoor theatre company established in 1974, which has staged over 91 productions, and more than 1,100 performances.

He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001, by Government of India.

Biography

Aamir is based in Delhi. He married Viraat Talwar in 1993, an actress, after the two met in 1987, when Virat then a student at LSR college, auditioned for his play, Dangerous Liaison, it was also her first professional role. The couple have two children, Kaniz Sukaina and Ghulam Ali Abbas.