Chef
Zakir is also known as Muhammad Zakir Qureshi was born 16 February 1967 in
Karachi, Pakistan. He is famous cooking expert. His family was basically from
Bombay (Indore), India.
Education:
He started
his education from Kulsoom Bai Valika School, Karachi. Then he went to Govt.
Boys School of Santabad to complete his matriculation. After then, he complete
his intermediate from Allama Iqbal College.
Professional Career:
He
started his cooking career in 1980 by practicing at Karachi Sheraton Hotel.
After 6 month he went to Avari Hotel for more practicing. After a year he went
to Karachi PC Hotel.
Practical Life:
He got
married in the year 1986. It was arranged marriage. He has 5 children in which
there are 3 girls and 2 boys.
Further Studies:
After 6
months, he moved to Dubai where he spent 2 years working in one or two famous
restaurants. Then he moved to Singapore in 1988. After a year he moved to South
Africa for 7 years, where he studied there and done some job as well in various
restaurants. After that, he moved on to Batswana for 3 years.
Television Career:
After staying
in UK, he return to Pakistan and he first joined Indus TV. Then he started
working for Hum TV in year 2006. After that he joined Masala TV in year 2007-8.
Now he is working for Dawn NEWS.
Business:
He is running
his own restaurants Clifton Grill and Shan-e-Mughlia, Karachi, Pakistan.
Hobby:
He only hobby
is Cooking.
Favorite Place:
His favorite
place is Madina and God Cape town in Europe.
Still Learning:
Till now he
is still feeling his experience that whenever any new recipe occurs, he studies
them, understand them and then he cook them.
Inspiration:
He got the
inspiration from his father named Mr. Abdul Aziz Qureshi, who was a great chef
of that time. His father worked as a chef for PIA. In was in 1960’s when all
the foreign people appreciated his father’s cooking and on hearing this he was
very impressed of his father.
