Jawed Habib
Jawed Habib
Born Name: Jawed Akhter
Date of Birthday: 26 June 1963
Place of Birth: Jalalabad, Shamli,Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation: Hair expert, businessman, tv personality, politician
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s): Shaheen Akhter (m. 1990)
Children: Anosh Habib, Sana Habib
Parents: Habib Ahmed
Official Website: jawedhabib.co.in
Jawed Habib (born 26 June 1963) is an Indian hairstylist and businessman. He owns Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty Ltd., which operates over 850 salons and 65 hair academies across 115 cities in India. In January 2022, a video went viral of Jawed Habib that he is using his spit to style a woman's hair during a workshop in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. He also claimed ‘This spit has life'.
Early life and background
Habib's grandfather Nazir Ahmed served as the official hairdresser for Lord Linlithgow Lord Mountbatten, and Jawaharlal Nehru. His father Habib Ahmed also worked for the President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Habib attended the Jawaharlal Nehru University, obtaining a degree in French literature. During this time, he was the captain of the university cricket team and wanted to become a cricketer. At the advice of his father, he later attended the Morris School of Hair Design.
Career
In 1984, Jawed Habib started working with his father in their first salon, Habib's Hair and Beauty, in The Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi. Wanting international exposure and education, he went to London, UK to study advanced techniques in Morris School of Hairdressing.
Habib joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in April 2019.
Personal life
Habib is married to Shaheen Habib and they both having three children.
