Amber Zaidi is an Indian entrepreneur, director, filmmaker, activist and philanthropist. She is the founder of ‘Yamuna Shuddhi Abhiyaan’ and co-founder of ‘Hope Humanity’.
Wiki/Biography
Amber Zaidi was born in New Delhi on Tuesday, January 15, 1991 (age 28; as of 2019). Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. She completed her education from a high school in Delhi and went to Jamia Millia Islamia University to pursue her Masters in Mass Communication.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
Family, caste and boyfriends
Amber Zaidi was born into a Muslim family. Not much is known about her parents. She has a sister, Iram Zaidi, and two brothers, Hadi Zaidi and Abid Zaidi.
Amber Zaidi’s brother Abid Zaidi
Amber Zaidi’s brother Hadi Zaidi
Amber Zaidi and her brothers
Amber Zaidi and her sister
Marital status: Single
Profession
As a social activist, Amber is a strong advocate for the rights and empowerment of Muslim women. She actively raises her voice on social issues such as Triple Talaq. She is often seen debating on many social issues on news channels like Zee News.
Amber Zaidi joins debate on Zee News
Zaidi is the founder of ‘Yamuna Shuddhi Abhiyaan’, which aims to purify the Yamuna river. She is the co-founder of Hope for Humanity, an organization whose goal is to create sustainable solutions to improve the lives of poor people.
Amber Zaidi works for her organization Hope for Humanity
Amber has also participated as a part of social seminars like ‘State, Democracy and Civil Society: The Conquest of Secular Values in Bengal’, ‘Social Media Convergence 3.0 Jaipur’, ‘Social Media Conclave 2018’ and ‘Hindustan Vimarsh’.
Amber Zaidi at social media conclave
She is one of the editors of the book The Triple Refusal of Justice, Dignity, and Equality.
Amber Zaidi’s book The Triple Negation of Justice, Dignity, and Equality
dispute
On July 17, 2018, during the debate on Zee Hindustan’s Nida Khan Fatwa case, Amber got into a war of words with Maulana Ejaz Arshad Qasami. The fight took a turn when Kasami used abusive words against Amber and Supreme Court lawyer Farah Faiz. Later, he even slapped Farah on national television.
favorite thing
- Song: “Nit Khair Manga” by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Travel destination: Kashmir
fact
- Her hobbies include reading, writing and traveling.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Amber received the Asia Arab Award from the Asia Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC) for her contribution to the empowerment of Muslim women.
Amber Zaidi wins Asia Arab Award
- In July 2018, she received multiple rapes, assaults and life threats on her social media accounts for speaking out against “Triple Talaq” and “Nikah Halala”.
- In December 2018, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad mentioned her book “Triple Refusal of Justice, Dignity and Equality” while debating the triple talaq bill in Parliament.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education