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 Octoberโ17, featured Faran in the role of Bashranโs President Rashad, who is the US President Mellie Grantโs guest of honor at a state dinner designed to mend relations with the unstable Bashrani government.
Since Bashranย is within a year of nuclear capability, the ultimate goal of the US government in this episode was to get Rashadโs 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.
Faranโs 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 Octoberโ17, followed by the fifth episode which will air on 2nd Novemberโ17.
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.