TV Host
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Afghanistan)
Suok Ghwari Chi Shi Millonar? (Pashtu: څوك غواري چې شي میلیونر؟) and Ki Mekhaahad Milyunar Shawad? (Persian/Dari: کی ميخواهد میلیونر شود؟) are two Afghan versions for Pashtu and Dari-speaking peoples. Premiered on October 17, 2008 on Shamshad TV. Hosted by Aryan Khan and Najeeba Fais (in Pashtu), Walid Soroor, Khatera Yusufi and Mustafa Sadat (in Persian/Dari). Top prize was 1,000,000 Afghan afghani.
In 2010, show on Thursdays aired. In total, in 2011, the Dari episodes on Mondays and Tuesdays from August 6 to October 30 aired. the Pashto episodes broadcated on Saturdays and Sundays from August 8 to November 1.
In 2011 season, each contestant had clock: 15 seconds for questions 1-5, 30 seconds for questions 6-10, 45 seconds for questions 11-14, also in question 15 contestant had 45 seconds + Bank Time (in total, accumulated seconds from previous questions).
To cater for the country’s two main ethnic groups, the show presented in both Pashtu and Dari and the theme song alternated from week to week (on Saturdays-Sundays – in Pashtu, on Mondays-Tuesdays – in Dari). Series 2 kicked off in August 2011, when both presenters were replaced by another one on each language format.