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Deeyah Khan

1977 - Today

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Deeyah Khan (Urdu: دیا خان, pronounced [diːja xaːn], born 7 August 1977) is a Norwegian documentary film director and human rights activist of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Deeyah is a two-time Emmy Award winner, two time Peabody Award winner, a BAFTA winner and has received the Royal Television Society award for Best Factual Director. She has made seven documentaries to date, all have been shown on ITV in the UK as part of its Exposure series. Her debut film as director and producer, Banaz: A Love Story (2012) about the honor killing of a British-Kurdish woman won an Emmy and a Peabody. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Deeyah Khan is the 1,030th most popular film director (up from 2,014th in 2024), the 329th most popular biography from Norway (up from 923rd in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Deeyah Khan ranks 1,030 out of 2,041. Before her are Shyam Benegal, Jia Zhangke, Spike Jonze, Christopher McQuarrie, Marleen Gorris, and Michael Chapman. After her are Abderrahmane Sissako, Chad Stahelski, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Edward Berger, Tom DiCillo, and Jack Conway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Deeyah Khan ranks 113. Before her are Alberto Del Rio, Caterina Murino, Lee Young-pyo, Zachary Quinto, Bobby Roode, and Ludacris. After her are Steve Aoki, Heo Sung-tae, Matt Czuchry, Robert Abela, Manu Ginóbili, and Aria Giovanni.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Deeyah Khan ranks 329 out of 1,039. Before her are Hans Jæger (1854), Håkon Brusveen (1927), Christian Lassen (1800), Vegard Ulvang (1963), Knut Johannesen (1933), and Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941). After her are Anders Haugen (1888), Peder Balke (1804), Erlend Loe (1969), Johan Borgen (1902), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), and Olav Aukrust (1883).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Norway

Among film directors born in Norway, Deeyah Khan ranks 1. After her are Morten Tyldum (1967), Bent Hamer (1956), Anja Breien (1940), Nils Gaup (1955), Joachim Rønning (1972), Espen Sandberg (1971), Tommy Wirkola (1979), André Øvredal (1973), and Roar Uthaug (1973).

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