Jawed Habib Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Jawed Habib Akhter
Profession	Professional Hair Stylist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 182 cm in meters- 1.82 m in feet inches- 6’
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Vanilla Blonde (Dyed)
Politics
Politics
Political Party	Joined BJP in April 2019
Awards	• Business Award: 2012 • Most Preferred Hair Academy Award: 2012 • Mentor of The Year: 2012
Personal Life
Date of Birth	26 June 1963
Age (as of 2021)	58 Years
Birthplace	Delhi
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi
University	• Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi • Morris International School, London
Educational Qualification(s)	• M. A. in French • 9 Months course in Hairdressing
Religion	Islam
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Hair Styling, Mentoring, Entrepreneurship
Controversies	• In September 2017 he released a poster in the newspaper which he used images of Hindu deities with a caption "Even Gods Visit JH Salon". Later on, he had to issue an apology letter and uploaded an apology video. In the aftermath of this incident, his salons were vandalised in Uttar Pradesh. • In January 2022, a video went viral in which Javed Habib was seen spitting on a woman's hair during a hairstyle training seminar in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar. Following this, Habib was highly criticized on social media. The woman in the video was identified as Pooja Gupta, who runs a parlor named Vanshika beauty parlor in Baraut. [1]The Free Press Journal
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife	Shaheen Habib
Children	Son- Anosh Habib Daughter- Sana Habib
Parents	Father- Habib Ahmed Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- • Amzad Habib • Parvez Habib Sister- None
Favourites
Singer	Mohammed Rafi
Enterpreneur	Jack Cohen
Sport	Cricket

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jawed Habib

• Jawed Habib is an Indian Hairstylist known for his hair styling techniques and his chain of salons, Jawed Habib Salons. As of the year 2018, he had  790 salons in 24 cities of India.

• In an interview, he said that he never wanted to be someone’s personal barber. He was more interested in doing Hotel Management.

• He did M. A. in French from JNU. He was obsessed with cricket and was captain of the JNU cricket team.

• In an interview, he said that during his final year at JNU he was not sure what he was doing with his life and at that moment his father convinced him to join Morris International School at London, where he did a 9 months course in Hairstyling. ^[2]Rediff

• His grandfather, Nazir Ahmed was a personal hairstylist to the last Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten. His father, Habib Ahmed started Habib Salon in Delhi and his client list included Indira Gandhi, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Late Dr A. P. J Abdul Kalam.
  

  Nazir Ahmed

• His first haircut was of a 10-year-old girl. He trimmed her hair so short that she began to cry. He was depressed by the incident thinking that he made his first client cry.

• Jawed Habib considers Jack Cohen, The Tesco Founder, as his role model. He reportedly said that he wanted to be like him and that he designs his business plans like Jack Cohen did.

• He is married to Shaheen and they have 1 son and a daughter. His marriage was a client marriage. He met Shaheen at one of his salons where she had come for a haircut.

• He holds the world record of performing 410 non-stop haircuts in 25 hours 42 minutes.

• He is die hard fan of Mohammed Rafi. He even once said that Mohammed Rafi was his weakness. He remarked

Unki Awaaz Mein Sur Tha, meri kainchi mein hai”

• In 2019, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Tarun Chugh.
  

  Jawed Habib Joining BJP

• In January 2022, he attracted controversy when a video went viral on social media in which he was seen spitting on a woman’s hair during a training seminar in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar. Later, the woman came forward and identified herself as Pooja Gupta. While condemning Javed Habib for his act, she said,
  

  My name is Pooja Gupta, I run a parlor named Vanshika beauty parlor and am a resident of Baraut. I attended Javed Habib sir’s seminar yesterday. He had invited me for a haircut on stage and he misbehaved a lot. He was showing if you do not have water you can use your spit as well. I did not get my haircut done. I would get my haircut from any local shop but never from Javed Habib.”