Waris Hussein
Waris Hussein | |
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Hussein in 2011 | |
| Born | Waris Habibullah 9 December 1938 Lucknow, United Provinces, British India |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Television and film director |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Known for | First Director of Doctor Who |
| Mother | Attia Hosain |
Waris Hussein (né Habibullah; born 9 December 1938) is a British-Indian television and film director. At the beginning of his career he was employed by the BBC as its youngest drama director. He directed early episodes of Doctor Who, including the first serial, An Unearthly Child (1963), and later directed the multiple-award-winning Thames Television serial Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).