# Zakir Naik

> An Islamic preacher who built a global audience by debating comparative religion in English and a business suit, then fled India in 2016 facing charges of hate speech and money laundering - charges he denies but has never returned to answer.

*Indian Islamic preacher*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/zakir-naik

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1965-10-18
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Zakir Abdul Karim Naik was born 18 October 1965 in India and founded the Islamic Research Foundation and Peace TV, delivering talks that quoted from multiple religious texts in English rather than Arabic or Urdu. His approach - suit and tie, no single Islamic school - set him apart and made him a known figure across the Islamic world. In 2016, while he was abroad, the Modi government accused him of propagating hate speech and money laundering, banned his foundation and his network, and issued charges he has consistently denied. He did not return to India, became a permanent resident of Malaysia, and is now a wanted fugitive. The National Investigation Agency tried three times to secure an Interpol red notice for his arrest and was refused each time for insufficient evidence, while Peace TV remains banned in India, Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom under hate speech laws.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 79.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 12.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 45.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 75.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #21
- **Category rank:** #3
- **Total followers across platforms:** 4,430,000

## Platforms
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/zakirnaik (@zakirnaik)
- **WEBSITE**: https://zakirnaik.com/
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3YmP7nqf514I1zh1eVbzrA (@@drzakirchannel, 4,430,000 followers)

## Sources
- [扎基尔·奈克](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%89%8E%E5%9F%BA%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E5%A5%88%E5%85%8B)
- [Найк, Закир](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BA%2C_%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%80)
- [ذاكر نايك](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B1_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83)
- [জাকিৰ নাইক](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95)
- [Zakir Naik](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
- [Закир Найк](https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BA)
- [জাকির নায়েক](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95)
- [زاکر نایک](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1_%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9)
- [Zakir Naik](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
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- [Zakir Naik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
- [Zakir Naik](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
- [ذاکر نائیک](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%DA%A9)
- [Zakir Naik](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
- [Zakir Naik](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
- [Zakir Naik](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
- [ज़ाकिर नायक](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95)
- [Zakir Naik](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
- [Закир Найк](https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BA)
- [Zakir Naik](https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
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- [자키르 나익](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9E%90%ED%82%A4%EB%A5%B4_%EB%82%98%EC%9D%B5)
- [زاکیر نائیک](https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%DA%A9)
- [Zakir Naik](https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
- [Wikiquote](https://ar.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B1_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83)
- [Wikiquote](https://bn.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik)
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- [ઝાકિર નાઇક](https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%9D%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%B0_%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%87%E0%AA%95)

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