Shama Mohamed Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Dentist • Journalist • Politician
Famous for	Criticising Ananya Pandey over Bharatanatyam scene
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 5" (165 cm)
Weight (approx.)	55 Kg (121 lbs)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	17 May 1973 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2025)	53 Years
Birthplace	Kannur, Kerala
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kannur, Kerala
School	Indian School, Kuwait
College/University	• Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore (1992-1997)
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Dental Surgeon, Medicine (Kuwait)
Religion	Islam
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Controversies	Comments against Cricketer Rohit Sharma Shama Mohamed posted on X during India's Champions Trophy clash against New Zealand on 3 March 2025. She called Rohit Sharma fat for a sportsman, said he needed to lose weight and described him as the most unimpressive captain India has ever had. When a Pakistan-based sports journalist pushed back and called Sharma a world class performer, Mohamed replied that he was a mediocre captain and a mediocre player who got lucky to lead India. She said his predecessors like Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Kapil Dev, and Ravi Shastri far outshone him. The remarks drew immediate criticism. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told NDTV that such comments in the middle of an ICC event could have a demoralising effect on a cricketer's morale. BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said it was a shame that Congress had gone after the Indian cricket captain. Congress distanced itself from the remarks on the same day. Party publicity department chairman Pawan Khera said Mohamed had been asked to delete the concerned social media posts and advised to exercise greater caution in future. Mohamed then issued a clarification, saying she had spoken in a generic manner and failed to understand how her right to speak was being questioned in a democracy. By 4 March 2025, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had criticised the remarks. He said the Opposition party should leave sportspersons alone as they are fully capable of handling their professional lives. Mohamed responded on 4 March by bringing up a 2021 tweet by BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut in which Ranaut had criticised Rohit Sharma. Mohamed tagged Mandaviya and asked him to respond to Ranaut's old post. In that 2021 tweet, Ranaut had used a crass word for Sharma and questioned his stand during the farmers' protest against three now-scrapped agricultural laws. Ranaut had deleted the tweet later. Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Ray also said on 4 March that Mohamed had not said anything wrong. Criticising Ananya Pandey for Bharatanatyam scene On 24 May 2026, Mohamed shared her remarks on X, joining the swell of criticism. She wrote that Ananya Pandey has killed her favourite dance form and emphasized that classical dancing cannot be created for a film actress and requires years of study. She remembered her own training and concluded her narration with a direct plea to people to not insult Bharatanatyam.
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Stefano Pelle
Marriage Date	18 November 2006
Family
Husband/Spouse	Stefano Pelle
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Samar • Aadam
Parents	Father- Mammootty Mother- Zoya
Siblings	Brother- 1 Sister- 1

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shama Mohamed

• Shama Mohamed was born in the locality of Cherukallai, near New Mahe in Kannur district, Kerala.

• She was born and raised in Kuwait where her family had settled and attended the Indian School of Kuwait for her primary education.
  

  A childhood photo of Shama Mohamed

• She started her training in Bharatanatyam from childhood itself, studying the art from the age of seven to 13 and her arangetram took place in Kuwait.

• In 1990 Mohamed came back to India. She went on to become a dentist and earned her BDS degree from Yenepoya University, Mangalore.
  

  Shama Mohamed during her college days

• In addition to her dentistry studies, she gained experience in the media as a journalist for Zee TV and Maharaja TV.

• She practiced dentistry at Axiss Dental in the area of Greater Delhi from January 2001 to May 2006.

• Later, she shifted her base to Dubai and started working at Oris Dental Centre from 2008 to 2014.

• She later returned to India and started living in Pune.

• Mohamed is a member of the Indian National Congress party since 2015. That July, she was selected as a national spokesperson for the party.

• She was inducted into the AICC’s national media panel in December 2018. From there, she appeared regularly on TV debates and other public forums, as a spokesperson for the party on political and social issues.
  

  Shama Mohamed during Bharat Jodo Yatra

• She was criticized by the BJP in March 2025 for making the statement ‘Islam introduced mathematics to the world’.

• The BJP, in reply, compared Mohamed with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who it said had chosen to make all the absurd statements in the party.

• That month, she was also caught up in the controversy for her comments about Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma, the captain of the India’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025 winning team.

• She raised the issue of Congress’s lack of sensitivity in allocating women ticket on the eve of the assembly elections in Kerala in March 2026, pointing out that women candidates had not been defeated but had been denied seats.

• Mohamed has been in trouble in May 2026 as she criticized actor Ananya Pandey on a dance number from the romantic drama Chand Mera Dil.

• She is married to Stefano Pelle, former Executive Vice President and COO of PerfettiVan Melle Group, the company behind confectionery brands such as Mentos, Happydent and Centerfresh.
  

  Shama Mohamed with Stefano Pelle and their two sons

• Pelle, an Italy-born senior executive, recounted the story of their wedding in his book, “When Not in Rome, Don’t Do as the Romans Do”, which he launched in Goa in March 2013.

• He wrote that the elephant carrying him to the wedding venue arrived three hours late and then refused to kneel down to let him off its back.

• Left with no choice, Pelle jumped off the elephant and guests at the wedding caught him.

• The elephant had apparently grown agitated due to celebratory firing, a common feature of Indian weddings.

• She also runs a social help organization named Zoya Charitable Trust.