Naima Jeffery
| Naima Jeffery | |||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Shreela Ghosh | ||||
| Duration | 1985–1987 | ||||
| First appearance | Episode 1 19 February 1985 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 289 19 November 1987 |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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| Occupation | Shopkeeper | ||||
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| Husband |
Saeed Jeffery (1984–86) Farrukh Jeffery (1987–) |
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| First cousins |
Saeed Jeffery Rezaul Gabir Farrukh Jeffery |
Naima Jeffery is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shreela Ghosh from 19 February 1985 to 19 November 1987.
Asian Naima tries to embrace Western culture, but this is not easy since her family constantly try to force her to adhere to their ancient customs. Sick of being forced to live in an arranged marriage with a husband she loathes, Naima makes a stand and shames her family by filing for a divorce.
Original EastEnder Naima runs a corner shop on Bridge Street with her husband Saeed Jeffery (Andrew Johnson). Her parents were originally from Bangladesh, but she was born in England. Naima and her husband are on the receiving end of racial abuse and vandalism from the neo-nazi group that includes Nick Cotton (John Altman), which make life in Walford particularly unpleasant for them both.
Naima was sent to Walford for an arranged marriage with Saeed. The two don't get on and Naima becomes unwilling to adhere to Muslim customs, regularly disobeying her husband's wishes and refusing to share his bed. Saeed starts visiting prostitutes and regularly goes to the strip-club where Mary Smith (Linda Davidson) works. He later makes obscene phone calls to Naima's good friend Debbie Wilkins (Shirley Cheriton). When Naima is tipped off by an anonymous letter from Dot Cotton (June Brown), she is disgusted with Saeed and decides to go against her family's wishes and divorce him.
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