Zeenat Siddiqui is an Indian television anchor and journalist. She works as an anchor and producer at Zee Media.
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Wiki/Biography
Zeenat Siddiqui was born on Wednesday, 21 February 1990 (age 33 years; as of 2023) in Darbhanga, Bihar, India. Her zodiac sign is Pisces. After completing her school education, she pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Delhi University. In 2011, she pursued a Master of Arts in Broadcast Journalism at Kurukshetra University, Haryana. She also pursued an advanced diploma in Urdu Language and Literature.
Physical Appearance
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Zeenat belongs to the Siddiqui family of the Muslim Kayastha community of north India.
Parents & Siblings
Zeenat’s parents name is not known. Her parents used to work as laborer to make the ends meet.
Zeenat Siddiqui with her parents
Zeenat has five siblings, 3 sisters, and 2 brothers. Her sisters name are, Ishrat and Nuzhat, and her brothers’ name are Chand Sheikh, and Abdulla Siddiqui. Zeenat is the eldest among all siblings.
Zeenat Siddiqui (second from the left) with her sisters
Zeenat Siddiqui with her brother, Chand Sheikh
Zeenat Siddiqui with her brother, Abdulla Siddiqui
Husband
Zeenat Siddiqui is not married yet.
Religion/Religious Views
Zeenat Siddiqui follows Islam. She spoke about her religious views in an interview, and said,
I neither consider myself a Muslim nor a Hindu. I am a human. I have no greed. People say Heaven! Heaven! Hey, I don’t want brother! I can do a good job here, that’s enough for me. Humanity is my heaven.”
Career
Journalism
Zeenat started her career as an intern at Punjab Kesari in 2011. After completing an internship of 6 months, she joined Janta TV as an anchor and producer in January 2012. While working at Janta TV, she hosted various debate shows based on current and social issues and conducted interviews with eminent personalities including Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt.
Zeenat Siddiqui during field reporting
In April 2022, she joined Zee Delhi NCR and Harayana. She hosts the program “Aaj Ki Behas.”
Zeenat Siddiqui hosting the program Aaj Ki Behas at Zee Media
Since 2018, she has worked with various news channels including Focus TV Haryana, ETV Haryana Himachal, and News18 Punjab Haryana Himachal as an anchor and producer.
Zeenat Siddiqui hosting the program Das Ka Dum at News18
Favourites
- Writer: Amrita Pritam
- Beverages: Tea
- Food: Biryani
- Sportsperson: Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly
- Film: Udaan
- Actor: Shah Rukh Khan
Facts/Trivia
- Zeenat is a bibliophile (one who loves to read). In her free time, she often read books related to politics, foreign policy, and Hindi litrature.
- Zeenat loves to write. Her social media reflects her passion of writing.
- Zeenat was a bright student. She always got in top 3 positions in her school and won several scholarships.
- She appeared in the entrance exams of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi but missed with a few marks.
- Zeenat doesn’t belong to an affluent family. She mentioned about it in an interview, she said,
I say this very openly that I have seen worst in my personal life. Neither my father is educated nor my mother. I know how poor people makes their living. We are 6 siblings, on festivals we used to iron our school uniform and wear it because we couldn’t afford buying new clothes. But from time to time I met people who have helped me. I didn’t have college fee, my mother borrowed it. I didn’t have a computer, my boss gave me money. When I became a news anchor, I didn’t have clothes, so my boss helped me. I anchored in a black blazer for two years.”
