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Zakir Naik

Indian Islamic preacher
Person human Q932829

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
October 18, 1965
Place of birth
Mumbai
Country of citizenship
India, Saudi Arabia[8][9]
Occupation
physician, writer, intellectual, preacher, surgeon, docent, motivational speaker, orator, podcaster[10][11][12][13]
Field of work
dawah, comparative religion[14][15]
Educated at
Kishinchand Chellaram College, Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, University of Mumbai[16][17][18]
Religion or worldview
Islam[23]
Award received
King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam, Dubai International Holy Quran Award, Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work[20][21][22]
Notable work
Zakir Naik[19]
Official website
zakirnaik.com[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Hindi, Indonesian, Arabic[27][28][29][30]
Name in native language
ذاکر نائیک[31]
Number of children
+3[32]
Number of viewers/listeners
+304577473, +321161093[34][35]
Residence
Malaysia[25]
Social media followers
4.5M (2.8M–4.5M, n=6)[36][37][38][39][40][41]
Start of work period
1991[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Zakir Naik en Zakir Abdul Karim Naik ar ذاكر عبد الكريم نايك ar ذاكر عبدالكريم نايك ar ذاكر نايك. ar ذاكرنايك ar د. زاكر نايك ar زاكر نايك ar زاكر عبد الكريم نايك ar دكتور ذاكر نايك de Zakir Abdul Karim Naik el Ζακίρ Ναΐκ el Ζακίρ Αμπντούλ Καρίμ Ναΐκ fa ذاکر نائیک fa ذاکر نایک fi Zakir Abdul-Karim Naik hi ज़ाकिर नाइक ko 자키르 나익 ms Dr Zakir Abdul Karim Naik ro Zakir Abdul Karim Naik
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000040955937
VIAF cluster ID
38795411
Library of Congress authority ID
n2005207906
GND ID
1146987218
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dr Zakir Naik.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
f3414336-0e3b-4734-a9d3-a69ce58ea8b0
BIBSYS ID
9012070
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
NaikZakir1965-
CiNii Research ID
1140563741711977216
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
99936
FAST ID
1927667
Facebook username
zakirnaik
Show all 40 identifiers +28
Freebase ID
/m/067gkn
Hindustan Times topic ID
zakir-naik, televangelist-zakir-naik
IHeart artist ID
30598659
IdRef ID
190874899
IxTheo authority ID
1008390240
KBR person ID
14515535
Libraries Australia ID
54816808
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18561813
NDL Authority ID
001220165
NLA Trove people ID
1602506
NUKAT ID
n2016235253
National Library of Greece ID
280596
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007368208505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811250682605606
National Library of Portugal ID
1596761
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5232398
National Virtual Library of India ID
493860
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
296518069
Open Library ID
OL4979933A
Parsifal cluster ID
691865
Personality Database profile ID
6228
Quora topic ID
Zakir-Naik-Indian-Islamic-preacher, Zakir-Naik-Preacher
The Independent topic ID
zakir-naik
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
429186
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfX7jJ33RMXR7QgkmcwYP
Yale LUX ID
person/4aa05a1e-cbc3-4f61-9446-64f6e2e32c01
YouTube channel ID
UC3YmP7nqf514I1zh1eVbzrA
YouTube handle
Drzakirchannel

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 9
physician, writer, intellectual, surgeon, docent, orator, preacher, motivational speaker +1 more
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
English, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian
Award received 2
Dubai International Holy Quran Award, King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam
Country of citizenship 2
India, Saudi Arabia
Educated at 2
University of Mumbai, Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital
Field of work 2
comparative religion, dawah
Instance of 1
human
Owned entities 1
Peace TV
Place of birth 1
Mumbai
Religion or worldview 1
Islam
Residence 1
Malaysia
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Zakir Naik was born on October 18, 1965[1], in Mumbai[2]. He has worked as a physician[3], writer[4], intellectual[5], preacher[6], and surgeon[7].

FAQs

Where was Zakir Naik born?

Zakir Naik was born in Mumbai[2].

What did Zakir Naik do for work?

Zakir Naik worked as a physician[3], writer[4], intellectual[5], preacher[6], and surgeon[7].

Where did Zakir Naik go to school?

Zakir Naik was educated at Kishinchand Chellaram College[16], Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital[17], and University of Mumbai[18].

What awards did Zakir Naik receive?

Honors received include King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam[20], Dubai International Holy Quran Award[21], and Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work[22].

Related Entities

comparative religion India Malaysia Mumbai Saudi Arabia Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital University of Mumbai

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [9] ↑ . middleeastmonitor.com. middleeastmonitor.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] ↑ . counterextremism.com. counterextremism.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . kingfaisalprize.org. kingfaisalprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . tribune.com.pk. tribune.com.pk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . khaleejtimes.com. khaleejtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . m.arabnn.net. m.arabnn.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Gaurav Jhammat · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+2760000'}, {'amount': '+3090000'}, {'amount': '+3420000'} +3
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    Award received → King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam, Dubai International Holy Quran Award, Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work
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  3. 27w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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