Adnan Sami Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Adnan Sami Khan
Name Earned	Sultan of Music [1]The Times of India
Profession(s)	• Singer • Music composer • Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Singer (Single song): Run for his life (1986) Singer (Album): The One & Only (1989) Actor (Urdu Film): Sargam (1995)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Nigar Award • Bolan Academy Award • Graduate Award • Special award by UNICEF for the song he wrote for famine-hit Ethiopia as a teenage • United Nations Peace Medal • 2001: Breakthrough Artist of the Year by MTV • 2003: Listed in Limca Book of Records for being the sole Asian artist to sell out Wembley Stadium in London for two consecutive nights • 2007: Special Award from the UK Parliament (House of Commons) for his 'Outstanding Contribution to Sub-Continental Music' • 2008: Naushad Music Award by Andhra Pradesh Department of Culture • 2008: Best International Act at the UK Asian Music Awards • 2010: Lifetime Achievement Award from the Prime Minister of Pakistan • 2011: Glory of India Award • 2013: BrandLaureate International Brand Personality Award by the President of The BrandLaureate, Dr KK Johan, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • 2013: Special Award by the Canadian Parliament for his 'Exceptional Services to Indian Music' • 2020: Padma Shri • 2021: Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award
Personal Life
Date of Birth	15 August 1971 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2023)	52 Years
Birthplace	London, England
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	London, England
School	Rugby School, Rugby, West Midlands, UK
College/University	• University of London, London, England • King's College of London, London, UK
Educational Qualification(s)	• A Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Political Science • Bachelor of Law from King’s College [2]The Times of India [3]Hindustan Times
Religion	Islam [4]India Today
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Travelling
Controversy	Allegations by his Brother In April 2023, a social media post by his brother Junaid went viral in which Junaid made a series of allegations against Adnan Sami related to Sami's birthplace, education, and second wife, Sabah Galadari. According to Junaid, Adnan Sami was born on 15 August 1969 in a Rawalpindi hospital and not in England as Adnan Sami claims. Junaid also revealed that Adnan failed his O levels in England and got the degrees made from Lahore, and he later did his A levels privately in Abu Dhabi. Junaid accused Adnan of releasing an objectionable video of his second wife. Junaid claimed that Adnan never helped him grow his musical career and alleged that Adnan accepted Indian citizenship because India pays him well. Junaid also revealed that Adnan hid his Indian citizenship from his mother. According to Junaid, Adnan was once sent to jail in Canada during a major raid following which his father lost his Ambassador post and developed diabetes. Later, he went on to delete the post from social media. He also shared that Adnan had lied about his mother being an Indian. He said that their mother was Pakistani and belonged to Sargodha. [5]Zee News [6]The Times of India
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Roya Faryabi
Marriage Date	• First Marriage- Year, 1993 • Second Marriage- Year, 2001; Year, 2008 (remarriage) • Third Marriage- 29 January 2010
Family
Wife/Spouse	• First Wife- Zeba Bakhtiar (Pakistani actress; m. 1993; div. 1996) • Second Wife- Sabah Galadari (m. 2001; div. 2003) (m. 2008; div. 2009) • Third Wife- Roya Sami Khan (m. 2010)
Children	Son- Azaan Sami Khan (Singer) (from Zeba Bakhtiar) Daughter- Medina Sami Khan (from Roya Faryabi)
Parents	Father- Arshad Sami Khan (former Pilot at Pakistan Air Force; died in 2009 after battling pancreatic cancer) [7]The Times of India Mother- Naureen Sami Khan
Siblings	Brother- Junaid Sami Khan (singer)
Favourites
Food	Choco Lava Cake, Banana Muffin, Kebab, Apple Strudel
Restaurant	Kabul Restaurant (Munich)
Travel Destination	Salzburg
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• BMW • Mercedes-Maybach GLS600

Some Lesser Known Facts About Adnan Sami

• Adnan Sami belongs to an Afghanistani-Pakistani family. ^[8]The Hans India ^[9]The Times of India
  

  A childhood image of Adnan Sami

• Sami began his career with English songs in 1986. His first song ‘Run for his life’ was a hit in the Middle East and went right at the top spot in its first week on the music charts of the region.

• Sami weighed 230 kg in 2006. The situation was so adverse that his knees had developed lymphedema for which he underwent surgery and was bedridden for nearly 3 months. After his doctor told his family that he would not survive more than 6 months if his weight remained the same, his father sent him to Houston to get his weight reduced. In Houston, he followed a strict diet and followed a strict workout regimen to reduce his weight to 70 kg within a year and a half. ^[10]Ary News ^[11]The Times of India
  

  Adnan Sami before and after weight loss

• He moved to India in March 2001 on a visitor’s visa which was extended time after time.

• To celebrate their 70 years of broadcasting, BBC World Services, in December 2002, organized a worldwide live concert where artists from around the world performed in front of a global audience via satellite. Sami was named to represent India. TRP feedback later stated that the maximum global response was given to Sami’s performance.

• He sang the song ‘Boom Boom’ from the 2003 Tamil coming-of-age film ‘Boys.’

• Some Tamil song to which has lent his voice include ‘O Indha Kaadhal’ (2007), ‘Thangame Thangame’ (2014), and ‘Or Kadhal Kanaa’ (2023).

• In 2003, he performed at Wembley Stadium show in London and the show was sold out for two consecutive nights. He became the only musician in Asia to achieve this feat; it was recorded in the Limca Book of World Records.

• Sami became the first South Asian to have sold out London’s iconic Wembley Stadium for a record 8 times.

• He has lent his voice to many songs in numerous Bollywood films such as ‘Saathiya’ (2002), ‘Koi… Mil Gaya’ (2003), ‘Garam Masala’ (2005), ‘My Name Is Khan’ (2010), and ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (2015).

• In 2004, he, along with Kalpana, lent his voice to the song ‘Ye Jilla’ from the Telugu comedy-drama film ‘Shankar Dada MBBS.’

• He has sung multiple songs for many Telugu films such as ‘Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule’ (2007), ‘Devudu Chesina Manushulu’ (2012), ‘Bengal Tiger’ (2015), and ‘Rules Ranjann’ (2023).

• Many Bollywood actors have appeared in the music videos of his songs. Some of the stars include Raveena Tandon, Rani Mukerji, Govinda, Fardeen Khan, Amisha Patel, Dia Mirza, and Amitabh Bachchan.
  

  Adnan Sami with Rani Mukerjee in a still from the song ‘Tera Chehra’

• In 2008, he hosted ‘Bol Baby Bol’, an Indian version of an American music game show ‘Don’t forget the lyrics.’

• He has also sung songs in multiple languages including Malayalam, Assamese, and Marathi.

• In 2008, he sang the song ‘Suryaane’ from the Kannada film ‘Dheemaku.’

• He was conferred the distinguished ‘Glory of India Award’ in 2011, just a year after being bestowed with the prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2010.

• Sami is quite a versatile musician because of his ability to play 35 different instruments.

• After living in India for nearly 15 years, he applied for the Indian citizenship in May 2015. His Pakistani Passport also expired at that time and the Pakistan Government did not renew it.

• In 2015, he made a special appearance as a singer in the famous Hindi comedy-drama film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan.’
  

  Adnan Sami in a still from the music video of the 2015 song ‘Bhar Do Jholi Meri’

• In December 2015, after getting his application signed by a number of officials, he was granted Indian citizenship by the Home Ministry of India which came into effect from January 2016.

• In May 2018, when he was in Kuwait for a live performance, he claimed that Kuwaiti airport immigration was arrogant and misbehaved with his staff by calling them “Indian dogs.” ^[12]NDTV

• In July 2022, he hit the headlines after he deleted all his existing Instagram posts and shared a new post, a clipping with the text “Alvida” (goodbye) flashing on it.
  

  Adnan Sami’s Instagram post after he deleted all his Instagram posts in July 2022