| Sohail Karim | |||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Ronnie Jhutti | ||||||||
| Duration | 1988–90 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 28 June 1988 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 21 June 1990 | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Student | ||||||||
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Sohail Karim, played by Ronnie Jhutti, arrives in 1988 and takes a liking to Diane Butcher (Sophie Lawrence). He tries to blackmail her into dating him, by threatening to expose his sister Shireen's (Nisha Kapur) secret relationship with Diane's brother Ricky (Sid Owen). Diane agrees until Sohail tries to molest her, and after the date ends abruptly, Sohail informs his father Ashraf (Aftab Sachak) about Shireen and Ricky.
Sohail later rebels against his father's heavy-handed manner, and reacts badly when he discovers that his father is having an affair. Sohail, along with the rest of his family, moves to Bristol in 1990.
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