Dev Alahan
| Dev Alahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jimmi Harkishin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 10 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Jane MacNaught | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Coronation Street: Text Santa Special (2013, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crossover appearances | East Street (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dev Alahan is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Portrayed by Jimmi Harkishin, the character's first appearance was broadcast on 10 November 1999. He is the ex-husband of Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati), husband to Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) and father to Amber Kalirai (Nikki Patel), Aadi Alahan (Zennon Ditchett/Adam Hussain) and Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey). It is suggested that Alahan has fathered children other than these, with one of them named Shareen. Harkishin took breaks from the role on several occasions including in 2004, 2015, 2019 and 2025.