Pakistani-American Hollywood actor Faran Tahir made an appearance in the second episode of the seventh season of American TV series Scandal.

The episode, which aired on 12th October’17, featured Faran in the role of Bashran’s President Rashad, who is the US President Mellie Grant’s guest of honor at a state dinner designed to mend relations with the unstable Bashrani government.

SCANDAL – “Pressing the Flesh” – President Mellie Grant hosts a state dinner for President Rashad of Bashran in a first step toward peace in the Middle East, and in case Mellie’s charm alone doesn’t work, Olivia secretly puts Jake to work so that they are armed with a back-up plan. Meanwhile, the team at Quinn Perkins & Associates attends the party in hopes to gain more high-profile clientele, on “Scandal,” airing THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
BELLAMY YOUNG, FARAN TAHIR
SCANDAL – “Pressing the Flesh” – President Mellie Grant hosts a state dinner for President Rashad of Bashran in a first step toward peace in the Middle East, and in case Mellie’s charm alone doesn’t work, Olivia secretly puts Jake to work so that they are armed with a back-up plan. Meanwhile, the team at Quinn Perkins & Associates attends the party in hopes to gain more high-profile clientele, on “Scandal,” airing THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
BELLAMY YOUNG, FARAN TAHIR

Since Bashran is within a year of nuclear capability, the ultimate goal of the US government in this episode was to get Rashad’s signature on a de-proliferation agreement. Initially refusing to cave into any pressure or blackmail, Rashad eventually agrees to negotiate when he is saved from an assassination attempt. The episode ended with hinting a possible romance between President Rashad and President Mellie Grant.

Faran’s role in the final seventh season of Scandal is a recurring one. He will next be seen in the fourth episode which will air on 26th October’17, followed by the fifth episode which will air on 2nd November’17.

Scandal is a Shonda Rhimes production which airs on ABC Network. The star cast of the show also includes Kerry Washington, Guillermo Diaz, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Tony Goldwyn, Jeff Perry, Bellamy Young, Joshua Malina, Scott Foley, George Newbern and Cornelius Smith Jr.