Zayn Malik
Malik in 2013, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Zain Javadd Malik
Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 12 January, 1993
Ethnicity:
*father – Pakistani [Punjabi]
*mother – English, some Irish, distant Welsh
Zayn Malik is a British singer and songwriter. He has also been credited simply as Zayn. He was previously a member of boy band One Direction, along with Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson.
His father is Pakistani, from Jhelum, Punjab. His mother is of English, some Irish, and distant Welsh, descent. His father was born a Muslim and his mother converted to Islam; Zayn was raised Muslim. He speaks Urdu.
Zayn has a daughter with his former partner, American model and television personality Gigi Hadid.
Zayn’s maternal grandfather was Walter Brannan (the son of Thomas Brannan and Florence Lauretta Boldy). Walter was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
Zayn’s maternal grandmother was Jean Ruberry (the daughter of Cyril Ruberry and Hilda Bairstow). Jean was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Cyril was the son of John William Rubery and Lily Bromley. Hilda was the daughter of Joseph Bairstow and Mary Ann “Polly” Chippendale.
Sources: Genealogy of Zayn Malik (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Birth record of Zayn’s paternal great-grandmother, Florence Lauretta Boldy – https://familysearch.org
Malik in 2010, photo by Prphotos
Another white lady was converted by a Pakistani but Zayn became atheist, that’s karma…
Is everything alright at home? Are u okay? Like do need therapy? Cuz wtf’s karma has to do with anything?
I suggest changing his ethnicity to:
*father – Punjabi
*mother – English, some Irish, distant Welsh
His father is from Jhelum, Punjab.