Kumail Nanjiani Reveals His ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Character Name

Kumai Nanjiani is playing a new type of character in “Star Wars.”

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“Obi-Wan Kenobi” premieres in less than a week and little is known about his character.

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Nanjiani recently opened up on EW’s new Star Wars podcast, Dagobah Dispatch.

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He finally revealed his character’s name for the first time.

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Nanjiani will be playing a new character named Haja.

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Haja works as a con-man on the streets of Daiyu.

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He teased that Daiyu is a “new Star Wars location that we haven’t seen before that’s absolutely gorgeous.”

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Haja’s main focus is survival and tries “really hard to stay out of the bigger conflicts at play.”

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Fans can’t wait to see Haja in action when “Obi-Wan Kenobi” debuts on Friday, May 27.

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