Zabi Khan is a well-known animal rights activist in India. He majorly known for his works for dogs, he works for an NGO called “A Place of Bark” in Hyderabad, India. He mainly rose to fame after his selection in the famous TV reality show “MTV Roadies” season 17.
Zabi Khan Wiki/Biography
Born on 11 June 1997, Zabi Khan’s age is 23 years as of 2020. He was born and brought up in a middle-class family in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He completed his early schooling from a private school in his hometown and after that, he completed his graduate course in Engineering from KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology.
Since childhood, he was inclined towards social work and especially works for the welfare of animals. He is working for the animals since he was 13 years old and continues working for stray dogs and abandoned animals till now.
Family, Girlfriend & Relationships
Zabi Khan belongs to a middle-class Muslim family in Hyderabad, India. He follows the Islam religion and holds an Indian nationality. There is not much information available about his parents and other family members. His sister’s name is Shumaila Sayed, he is very close to his family especially to his father. His family is very supportive of his work for animals.
Zabi Khan’s marital status is unmarried. Currently, he is not dating anyone and not even married yet. He is secretive about his love life and never revealed anything about his relationship status in public and in front of the media.
Physical Appearance
Zabi Khan is a young and handsome guy. He has a charming personality and also has a strong body build up. He is a fitness freak and follows a strict diet and gym schedules to keep himself fit and healthy and to maintain his strong body build up. His body type is muscular and his body measurements are his chest measures 38 inches, his waist measures 28 inches, and his biceps measure 13 inches.
He is 5 feet and 6 inches tall and his body weight is around 60 Kg. He has stylish black color hair and also has sparkling star-like black color eyes. He didn’t have any tattoo pained on his body.
Career
Zabi Khan started his career at a very young age, he started working for the welfare of animals since he was 13 years old. All this started when he found an abandoned puppy on the street, then he brought the puppy to his house and named him Cassanova. But after two days the puppy fell ill and passed away and Zabi felt heartbroken at that time.
After this incident Zabi opened a shelter for dogs using his pocket money and in the year 2014 he registered his NGO titled “A Place to Bark”. Moreover, he also started another shelter near his home with the support of his family. Besides, he also convinced college authorities to open a shelter for abandoned animals in the college compound.
He gained a huge appreciation and fan following on his social media handles for his social work for animals. He was featured in many press releases and won many prestigious awards for his works. Moreover, he has delivered several speeches at different places regarding the welfare of animals.
Along with his social works Zabi Khan made his on-screen debut with his appearance in the famous TV reality show “MTV Roadies” season 18 as a participant. He impressed the judges in the audition round ad get selected for the show.
Awards
Zabi Khan received many honors for his social works, he received the honor of “National Youth Icon for Humility” in 2018 and also became the “Pride of Telangana” later in the same year. In 2017, he also received the honor of “Ashoka Youth Venturer and Rise Young Citizen”.
In 2019, he also received the honor of the best volunteers of India “V-Award 2019” from the United Nations. Along with all these prestigious awards Zabi also got nominated for India’s one of the highest civilian award “Padam Shree” last year.
Facts and Information:
Many times, he revealed his hobbies as he likes traveling, reading, and playing with animals. He loves to travel with his family and close friends especially to his favorite holiday destination Goa, India.
He also revealed that his favorite celebrities are Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Neha Dhupia. he also stated that to date his NGO has rescued over 3000 animals. He is also a computer science professional and received a donation of 4 Lakh rupees from his college for his NGO and college also provide free engineering seats to those students who will take care of the shelter home.
Along with Zabi Khan, two more men Sayed Basith and Mohammad Younus played an important role in the NGO “A Place to Bark”. He is also very active on social media and always uploads his pictures on his social media handles.
