Sana Amanat is a Pakistani-American comics writer, editor, and producer. She has worked at Virgin Comics and Marvel Comics, and reimagined Marvel Comics’ Ms. Marvel character as Kamala Khan. She also developed the TV adaptation of Ms. Marvel into the Ms. Marvel TV series.
Wiki/Biography
Sana Amanat was born on Tuesday, June 22, 1982, in Montville, New Jersey, United States (40 years; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Cancer. She attended Montville Township Schools in Montville, New Jersey. She received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Barnard College, Columbia University, in 2004. She was very fond of reading in her childhood and read many books containing fictional stories. She grew up in a majority-populated area and felt like an outsider because of her culture. She started reading comics after seeing her brother reading them, and started watching many superhero movies, such as “X-Men,” “Spider-Man” and “Superman.”
Childhood photos of Sana Amanat with her father
appearance
Height (approximately): 4′11″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
She was born into a family of Pakistani immigrants.
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Sharif Amanat and her mother’s name is Hamida Amanat. Her father is a pharmacologist. Her mother wrote short poems. She has three brothers, including businessman and producer Omar Amanat and financial advisor Irfan Amanat.
Sana Amanat’s father Sharif Amanat and Sana Amanat’s mother Hamida Amanat
wife and children
She is married; however, there are no details about her husband and children.
Sana Amanat and husband
religion
She believes in Islam.
Profession
After graduating in 2004, she started working at a magazine publishing company; however, she had a friend who knew Gotham Chopra (son of Deepak Chopra and owner of Virgin Comics), and with the help of her friend, she Got a job at Virgin Comics. She learned to tell stories with graphics while working at Virgin Comics; however, when the company folded two years later, she began looking for work in the comics industry again. In 2009, she was approached by a Marvel Comics executive who was so impressed with her work that she joined Marvel Comics as an executive in 2009. She also served as a story writer and renamed the Marvel character Ms. Marvel. 2014 as Kamala Khan. She based the character on her own life as a Muslim girl in America. The comic “Ms. Marvel Volume 1: Abnormal” became the best-selling graphic novel in October 2014 and won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2015. In February 2015, she became director of content and character development for Marvel Comics. She is the editor on Captain Marvel and Hawkeye. She became co-executive producer in 2018 and developed the animated TV movie Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors in 2018 and the unscripted documentary series Marvel Heroes Project in 2019. In 2019, she joined Marvel Studios as head of production and development, and in 2022, she began working on Ms. Marvel, a TV series based on the comic book series, directed by Iman Vellani ) stars as Ms. Marvel, also known as Kamala Khan.
Facts/Trivia
- She was named the most powerful woman in America’s New Defenders in 2016 by Marie Claire magazine.
- As a child, she often observed the universe through her brother’s telescope and found the scene of the universe fascinating.
- Before entering the magazine industry, she wanted to be a journalist.
- She loves pizza and bagels.
- She always checks her email when she wakes up in the morning.
- She thinks she is a bad planner.
- She is the host of Comic-Con’s annual Women of Marvel panel and has co-hosted the Women of Marvel Podcast since 2014.
- She was inducted into the 2017 Montville Township High School (MTHS) Hall of Fame.
- She guest-starred in the third episode of Ms. Marvel.
- She considers Mackenzie Cadenhead a mentor.
- Former US President Barack Obama called Sana a real-life superhero.
Sana Amanat and Barack Obama
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