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	{{short description\|Indian politician and hairstylist}}		{{short description\|Indian politician and hairstylist}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = ~~Jawed Habib~~		\| name =
	~~[[File:~~Jawed Habib.jpg~~\|frameless\|center]]~~		\| image = Jawed Habib.jpg
	\| birth_name = Jawed ~~Akhter~~		\| birth_name = Jawed Habib
	\| birth_date = ~~{{birth date and age\|1963\|06\|26\|df=yes}}{{citation needed\|date=January 2022}}~~		\| birth_date =
	\| birth_place = [[Jalalabad]], [[Shamli]],[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[Jalalabad]], [[Shamli]],[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
	\| occupation = ~~Hair expert~~, businessman, tv personality, politician		\| occupation = Hairstylist, businessman, tv personality, politician
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Shaheen Akhter]]\|1990\|}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Shaheen Akhter\|1990\|}}
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
	\| website = http://jawedhabib.co.in/		\| website = {{URL\|http://jawedhabib.co.in/\|Official website}}
	\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]		\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br/>(2019-present)
	}}		}}
	'''Jawed Habib''' (born 26 June 1963)~~{{citation needed\|date=January 2022}}~~ is an Indian [[Hairdresser\|hairstylist]], businessman and politician.<ref>{{citation \|title=~~India’s~~ most famous 'barber' with a striking family history joins team Modi and Shah \|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/jawed-habib-joins-bjp-and-his-grandfather-served-nehru-and-mountbatten/articleshow/69001442.cms \|work=[[Business Insider]] \|date=23 April 2019 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/a-cut-above/article19620308.ece\|title=A cut above: Jawed Habib on the importance of hairstylists in fashion industry\|last=Tankha\|first=Madhur\|date=2017-09-04\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2020-01-15\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		'''Jawed Habib''' (born 26 June 1963) is an Indian [[Hairdresser\|hairstylist]], businessman and politician.<ref>{{citation \|title=India's most famous 'barber' with a striking family history joins team Modi and Shah \|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/jawed-habib-joins-bjp-and-his-grandfather-served-nehru-and-mountbatten/articleshow/69001442.cms \|work=[[Business Insider]] \|date=23 April 2019 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/a-cut-above/article19620308.ece\|title=A cut above: Jawed Habib on the importance of hairstylists in fashion industry\|last=Tankha\|first=Madhur\|date=2017-09-04\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2020-01-15\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Habib owns Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty Ltd., which operates across the country.<ref name=":2">{{cite news\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/jawed-habib-just-joined-bjp-did-you-know-his-grandfather-was-nehrus-official-barber-2113383.html\|title=Jawed Habib Has Always Had Political Roots. His Grandfather Was Nehru's Official Barber\|last1=Mukherjee\|first1=Raka\|date=23 April 2019\|work=News18\|accessdate=24 April 2019}}</ref>

	Habib ~~owns Jawed Habib Hair~~ and ~~Beauty Ltd., which operates across the country~~.<ref name=":2">{{~~cite news~~\|url=https://www.~~news18~~.com/~~news~~/~~buzz/jawed~~-~~habib~~-~~just~~-~~joined~~-~~bjp~~-~~did~~-~~you~~-~~know~~-~~his~~-~~grandfather~~-~~was-nehrus~~-~~official-barber-2113383~~.html\|title=Jawed Habib ~~Has Always Had Political Roots. His Grandfather Was Nehru's Official Barber~~\|~~last1~~=~~Mukherjee\|first1=Raka~~\|date=~~23 April 2019\|work=News18\|accessdate=24 April 2019~~}}</ref>		== Early life and background ==
			Habib's grandfather Nazir Ahmed served as the official hairdresser for [[Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow\|Lord Linlithgow]], [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma\|Lord Mountbatten]], and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/i-never-wanted-to-be-a-hair-stylist-says-jawed-habib-2382910.html\|title=Never wanted to be a hair stylist, says Jawed Habib\|website=Firstpost\|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref>

	~~== Early life and background ==~~		His father Habib Ahmed also worked for the [[President of India]] at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]].<ref name=":0" />
	Habib's grandfather Nazir Ahmed served as the official hairdresser for [[Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow\|Lord Linlithgow]] [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma\|Lord Mountbatten]], and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/i-never-wanted-to-be-a-hair-stylist-says-jawed-habib-2382910.html\|title=Never wanted to be a hair stylist, says Jawed Habib\|website=Firstpost\|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> His father Habib Ahmed also worked for the [[President of India]] at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]].<ref name=":0" />

	Habib attended the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], obtaining a degree in French literature.<ref name=":1" /> During this time, he was the captain of the university cricket team and wanted to become a cricketer. At the advice of his father, he later attended the Morris School of ~~Hair Design~~.<ref name=":0" />		Habib attended the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], obtaining a degree in French literature.<ref name=":1" /> During this time, he was the captain of the university cricket team and wanted to become a cricketer. At the advice of his father, he later attended the Morris School of Hairdressing .<ref name=":0" />

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	In 1984, Jawed Habib started working with his father in their first salon, Habib's Hair and Beauty, in [[The Oberoi Group\|The Oberoi Hotel]] in New Delhi. Wanting international exposure and education, he went to London, UK to study advanced techniques in Morris School of Hairdressing.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jawedhabiblucknow.com/\|title=Hairdressing legacy of jawed habib\|website=jawedhabiblucknow.com\|access-date=2020-07-17}}</ref> He started his independent salon, Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty in 2000. He has been the brand ambassador for Sunsilk, a Unilever owned hair care brand from 2000 to 2009 and later went on to promote Panasonic styling products. He has been the official styling partner for Miss India and holds the Limca Record for 410 nonstop haircuts in 24 hours. He is also the only hairstylist to be featured in Times and Forbes magazine.{{citation needed\|date=January 2022}}		In 1984, Jawed Habib started working with his father in their first salon, Habib's Hair and Beauty, in [[The Oberoi Group\|The Oberoi Hotel]] in New Delhi. Wanting international exposure and education, he went to London, UK to study advanced techniques in Morris School of Hairdressing.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jawedhabiblucknow.com/\|title=Hairdressing legacy of jawed habib\|website=jawedhabiblucknow.com\|access-date=2020-07-17}}</ref> Habib joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/jawed-habib-joins-bjp-turns-desh-ka-chowkidar-from-baalon-ka-chowkidar-1507602-2019-04-22 \|title=Jawed Habib joins BJP, turns desh ka chowkidar from baalon ka chowkidar \|website=India Today \|language=en \|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref>

	Habib joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/jawed-habib-joins-bjp-turns-desh-ka-chowkidar-from-baalon-ka-chowkidar-1507602-2019-04-22\|title= Jawed Habib joins BJP, turns desh ka chowkidar from baalon ka chowkidar\|website= India Today\|language=en \|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/celebrity-hair-stylist-javed-akhtar-joins-bjp-enters-in-politics-for-the-first-time-tmov-652878-2019-04-22\|title= बीजेपी के हुए सेलेब्रिटी हेयर स्टाइलिस्ट जावेद हबीब, देशभर में सलून चेन\|website= Aajtak\|language=hi \|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/hair-stylist-jawed-habib-joins-bjp-5689011/\|title= Hair stylist Jawed Habib joins BJP\|website= The Indian Express\|language=en \|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref>

	In January 2022, a video of Jawed Habib using his spit to style a woman's hair during a workshop in [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] went viral.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Video of Jawed Habib spitting on woman's hair goes viral, Women's commission takes note \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/video-of-jawed-habib-spitting-on-woman-s-hair-goes-viral-women-s-commission-takes-note-101641471514497.html \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en \|date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{~~cite web~~ \|title=Jawed Habib in trouble, video of him spitting on woman's hair goes viral ~~- Times of India~~ \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/beauty/jawed-habib-in-trouble-video-of-him-spitting-on-womans-hair-goes-viral/articleshow/88741156.cms \|~~website~~=The Times of India \|~~language~~=en}}</ref><ref>{{~~cite web~~ \|title=~~Hairstylist~~ Jawed Habib ~~Spits On Woman~~'s ~~Hair While Demonstrating Hair Cut~~ \|url=~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOIiioL4tNQ \|publisher=[[Republic Bharat TV]] \|language=en}}</ref> He later apologised for the act.<ref>~~https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/jawed-habib-apologises-for-spitting-on-woman-s-hair-in-new-video-dil-se-sorry-he-says-1897073-2022-01-07</ref>		== Controversies ==
			In January 2022, a video of Jawed Habib using his spit to style a woman's hair during a workshop in [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] went viral.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Video of Jawed Habib spitting on woman's hair goes viral, Women's commission takes note \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/video-of-jawed-habib-spitting-on-woman-s-hair-goes-viral-women-s-commission-takes-note-101641471514497.html \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en \|date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2022-01-06 \|title=Jawed Habib in trouble, video of him spitting on woman's hair goes viral \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/beauty/jawed-habib-in-trouble-video-of-him-spitting-on-womans-hair-goes-viral/articleshow/88741156.cms \|access-date=2025-10-08 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He later apologised for the act.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|author=Tiasa Bhowal \|date=January 7, 2022 \|title=Jawed Habib apologises for spitting on woman's hair in new video. Dil se sorry, he says \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/jawed-habib-apologises-for-spitting-on-woman-s-hair-in-new-video-dil-se-sorry-he-says-1897073-2022-01-07 \|access-date=2022-03-29 \|magazine=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>

	== ~~Personal life~~ ==		In 2025, Jawed Habib, his son Anas Habib, and other family members were accused in multiple criminal investigations over an alleged [[cryptocurrency]] fraud. Police in [[Sambhal]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], filed 20 [[First information report\|First Information Reports]] (FIRs) against the Habib family for allegedly duping over 100 investors — reportedly promising returns of 50-75% on investments made in [[Bitcoin]] and [[Binance Coin]] through a company identified as Follicle Global Company (FLC).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Mathur \|first=Abhinav \|date=2025-10-07 \|title=20 cases filed against hairstylist Jawed Habib, son over multi-crore crypto fraud \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/20-cases-filed-against-hairstylist-jawed-habib-son-over-multi-crore-crypto-fraud-up-sambhal-police-lookout-notice-2798970-2025-10-07 \|access-date=2025-10-07 \|website=India Today \|language=en}}</ref> The scheme is said to have operated from a 2023 event in the Saraitareen area, where each investor invested approximately INR 5-7 lakh.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mathur \|first=Abhinav \|date=2025-09-24 \|title=Case against hairstylist Jawed Habib for cheating over 150 people in crypto scam \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/case-against-hairstylist-jawed-habib-for-cheating-over-150-people-in-crypto-scam-2792388-2025-09-24 \|access-date=2025-10-07 \|website=India Today \|language=en}}</ref> Authorities have issued look-out notices against all family members to prevent them from leaving the country, and summoned Habib for questioning.<ref name=":3" />
	Habib is ~~married~~ to ~~Shaheen Habib and they both~~ have ~~three children~~.{{~~citation needed~~\|date=~~January 2022~~}}

	==References==		==References==
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			[[Category:Indian hairdressers]]

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	\| birth_place = [[Jalalabad]], [[Shamli]],[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[Jalalabad]], [[Shamli]],[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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	'''Jawed Habib''' (born 26 June 1963) ~~is an Indian Politician,<ref>~~{{~~Cite web~~\|~~url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/hair-stylist-jawed-habib-joins-bjp-5689011/\|title= Hair stylist Jawed Habib joins BJP\|website= The Indian Express\|language=en \|access-~~date=~~2019-04-22~~}}~~</ref>~~ [[Hairdresser\|hairstylist]] and ~~businessman~~.<ref>{{citation \|title=India’s most famous 'barber' with a striking family history joins team Modi and Shah \|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/jawed-habib-joins-bjp-and-his-grandfather-served-nehru-and-mountbatten/articleshow/69001442.cms \|work=[[Business Insider]] \|date=23 April 2019 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/a-cut-above/article19620308.ece\|title=A cut above: Jawed Habib on the importance of hairstylists in fashion industry\|last=Tankha\|first=Madhur\|date=2017-09-04\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2020-01-15\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He owns Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty Ltd., which operates over 850 salons and 65 hair academies across 115 cities in India.<ref name=":2">{{cite news\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/jawed-habib-just-joined-bjp-did-you-know-his-grandfather-was-nehrus-official-barber-2113383.html\|title=Jawed Habib Has Always Had Political Roots. His Grandfather Was Nehru's Official Barber\|last1=Mukherjee\|first1=Raka\|date=23 April 2019\|work=News18\|accessdate=24 April 2019}}</ref>		'''Jawed Habib''' (born 26 June 1963){{citation needed\|date=January 2022}} is an Indian [[Hairdresser\|hairstylist]], businessman and politician.<ref>{{citation \|title=India’s most famous 'barber' with a striking family history joins team Modi and Shah \|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/jawed-habib-joins-bjp-and-his-grandfather-served-nehru-and-mountbatten/articleshow/69001442.cms \|work=[[Business Insider]] \|date=23 April 2019 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/a-cut-above/article19620308.ece\|title=A cut above: Jawed Habib on the importance of hairstylists in fashion industry\|last=Tankha\|first=Madhur\|date=2017-09-04\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2020-01-15\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	Habib ~~is the chairman and managing director of~~ Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty Ltd., the largest retail chain of hair salons in [[India]]. Many consider him and his family as the pioneers of hair education and fashion in India. He offered a 7 year sponsorship to famous Kashmiri footballer Farzaan Fayaz in 2016, but could not complete the deal. He joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in April 2019.<ref>{{~~Cite web~~\|url=https://www.~~indiatoday~~.in/~~elections~~/~~lok-sabha-2019/story~~/jawed-habib-~~joins~~-bjp-~~turns~~-~~desh~~-ka-~~chowkidar~~-~~from~~-~~baalon~~-ka-~~chowkidar~~-~~1507602~~-~~2019-04-22~~\|title= Jawed Habib ~~joins BJP, turns desh ka chowkidar from baalon ka chowkidar~~\|~~website~~= ~~India Today~~\|~~language~~=en \|~~access-~~date=2019~~-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/celebrity-hair-stylist-javed-akhtar-joins-bjp-enters-in-politics-for-the-first-time-tmov-652878-2019-04-22~~\|~~title~~= ~~बीजेपी के हुए सेलेब्रिटी हेयर स्टाइलिस्ट जावेद हबीब, देशभर में सलून चेन~~\|~~website= Aajtak\|language=hi \|access-date~~=2019~~-04-22~~}}</ref>		Habib owns Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty Ltd., which operates across the country.<ref name=":2">{{cite news\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/jawed-habib-just-joined-bjp-did-you-know-his-grandfather-was-nehrus-official-barber-2113383.html\|title=Jawed Habib Has Always Had Political Roots. His Grandfather Was Nehru's Official Barber\|last1=Mukherjee\|first1=Raka\|date=23 April 2019\|work=News18\|accessdate=24 April 2019}}</ref>

	== Early life and background ==		== Early life and background ==
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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	In 1984, Jawed Habib started working with his father in their first salon, Habib's Hair and Beauty, in [[The Oberoi Group\|The Oberoi Hotel]] in New Delhi. Wanting international exposure and education, he went to London, UK to study advanced techniques in Morris School of Hairdressing.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jawedhabiblucknow.com/\|title=Hairdressing legacy of jawed habib\|website=jawedhabiblucknow.com\|access-date=2020-07-17}}</ref> ~~His vision to groom the whole of India far exceeded his father and family's vision and so he branched out and~~ started his independent salon, Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty, in 2000. He has been the brand ambassador for Sunsilk, a Unilever owned hair care brand from 2000 to 2009 and later went on to promote Panasonic styling products. He has been the official styling partner for Miss India and holds the Limca Record for 410 nonstop haircuts in 24 hours. He is also the only hairstylist to be featured in Times and Forbes magazine.		In 1984, Jawed Habib started working with his father in their first salon, Habib's Hair and Beauty, in [[The Oberoi Group\|The Oberoi Hotel]] in New Delhi. Wanting international exposure and education, he went to London, UK to study advanced techniques in Morris School of Hairdressing.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jawedhabiblucknow.com/\|title=Hairdressing legacy of jawed habib\|website=jawedhabiblucknow.com\|access-date=2020-07-17}}</ref> He started his independent salon, Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty in 2000. He has been the brand ambassador for Sunsilk, a Unilever owned hair care brand from 2000 to 2009 and later went on to promote Panasonic styling products. He has been the official styling partner for Miss India and holds the Limca Record for 410 nonstop haircuts in 24 hours. He is also the only hairstylist to be featured in Times and Forbes magazine.{{citation needed\|date=January 2022}}

	A teacher by passion, Habib has conducted over 1500 hair seminars and work shops over the last two decades, educating more than 300,000 students. He has also authored three technical books to spread his teachings and has 65 academies, training more than 5000 students every year.

	~~As of today, his company, Jawed~~ Habib ~~Hair and Beauty Ltd~~. ~~operates over 850 salons and 65 hair academies across 24 states and 115 cities~~ in India. ~~They also have salons~~ in ~~Dubai~~, ~~Singapore, Nepal and Bangladesh~~.		Habib joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/jawed-habib-joins-bjp-turns-desh-ka-chowkidar-from-baalon-ka-chowkidar-1507602-2019-04-22\|title= Jawed Habib joins BJP, turns desh ka chowkidar from baalon ka chowkidar\|website= India Today\|language=en \|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/celebrity-hair-stylist-javed-akhtar-joins-bjp-enters-in-politics-for-the-first-time-tmov-652878-2019-04-22\|title= बीजेपी के हुए सेलेब्रिटी हेयर स्टाइलिस्ट जावेद हबीब, देशभर में सलून चेन\|website= Aajtak\|language=hi \|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/hair-stylist-jawed-habib-joins-bjp-5689011/\|title= Hair stylist Jawed Habib joins BJP\|website= The Indian Express\|language=en \|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref>

	In ~~2015–2016~~, the ~~company was valued at $30 million~~.		In January 2022, a video of Jawed Habib using his spit to style a woman's hair during a workshop in [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] went viral.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Video of Jawed Habib spitting on woman's hair goes viral, Women's commission takes note \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/video-of-jawed-habib-spitting-on-woman-s-hair-goes-viral-women-s-commission-takes-note-101641471514497.html \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en \|date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Jawed Habib in trouble, video of him spitting on woman's hair goes viral - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/beauty/jawed-habib-in-trouble-video-of-him-spitting-on-womans-hair-goes-viral/articleshow/88741156.cms \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Hairstylist Jawed Habib Spits On Woman's Hair While Demonstrating Hair Cut \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOIiioL4tNQ \|publisher=[[Republic Bharat TV]] \|language=en}}</ref> He later apologised for the act.<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/jawed-habib-apologises-for-spitting-on-woman-s-hair-in-new-video-dil-se-sorry-he-says-1897073-2022-01-07</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Habib is married to Shaheen Habib~~. He has a daughter, Sana Habib and son Anosh Habib. He claims to be a Mohammed Rafi fan~~ and ~~only listens to songs by the Indian playback singer~~.		Habib is married to Shaheen Habib and they both have three children.{{citation needed\|date=January 2022}}

	~~== Books =~~=

	* Professional Styling
	* Hair Colour & Style
	* Hair Yoga

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|Indian politician and hairstylist}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{Notability|Biographies|date=January 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2020}}
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jawed Habib
[[File:Jawed Habib.jpg|frameless|center]]
| birth_name = Jawed Akhter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|06|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jalalabad]], [[Shamli]],[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = Hair expert, businessman, tv personality, politician
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Shaheen Akhter]]|1990|}}
| children = 2
| website = http://jawedhabib.co.in/
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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'''Jawed Habib''' (born 26 June 1963) is an Indian Politician,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/hair-stylist-jawed-habib-joins-bjp-5689011/|title= Hair stylist Jawed Habib joins BJP|website= The Indian Express|language=en |access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> [[Hairdresser|hairstylist]] and businessman.<ref>{{citation |title=India’s most famous 'barber' with a striking family history joins team Modi and Shah |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/jawed-habib-joins-bjp-and-his-grandfather-served-nehru-and-mountbatten/articleshow/69001442.cms |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=23 April 2019 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/a-cut-above/article19620308.ece|title=A cut above: Jawed Habib on the importance of hairstylists in fashion industry|last=Tankha|first=Madhur|date=2017-09-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-15|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He owns Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty Ltd., which operates over 850 salons and 65 hair academies across 115 cities in India.<ref name=":2">{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/jawed-habib-just-joined-bjp-did-you-know-his-grandfather-was-nehrus-official-barber-2113383.html|title=Jawed Habib Has Always Had Political Roots. His Grandfather Was Nehru's Official Barber|last1=Mukherjee|first1=Raka|date=23 April 2019|work=News18|accessdate=24 April 2019}}</ref>

Habib is the chairman and managing director of Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty Ltd., the largest retail chain of hair salons in [[India]]. Many consider him and his family as the pioneers of hair education and fashion in India. He offered a 7 year sponsorship to famous Kashmiri footballer Farzaan Fayaz in 2016, but could not complete the deal. He joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/jawed-habib-joins-bjp-turns-desh-ka-chowkidar-from-baalon-ka-chowkidar-1507602-2019-04-22|title= Jawed Habib joins BJP, turns desh ka chowkidar from baalon ka chowkidar|website= India Today|language=en |access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/celebrity-hair-stylist-javed-akhtar-joins-bjp-enters-in-politics-for-the-first-time-tmov-652878-2019-04-22|title= बीजेपी के हुए सेलेब्रिटी हेयर स्टाइलिस्ट जावेद हबीब, देशभर में सलून चेन|website= Aajtak|language=hi |access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Habib's grandfather Nazir Ahmed served as the official hairdresser for [[Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow|Lord Linlithgow]] [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]], and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/i-never-wanted-to-be-a-hair-stylist-says-jawed-habib-2382910.html|title=Never wanted to be a hair stylist, says Jawed Habib|website=Firstpost|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> His father Habib Ahmed also worked for the [[President of India]] at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]].<ref name=":0" />

Habib attended the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], obtaining a degree in French literature.<ref name=":1" /> During this time, he was the captain of the university cricket team and wanted to become a cricketer. At the advice of his father, he later attended the Morris School of Hair Design.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
In 1984, Jawed Habib started working with his father in their first salon, Habib's Hair and Beauty, in [[The Oberoi Group|The Oberoi Hotel]] in New Delhi. Wanting international exposure and education, he went to London, UK to study advanced techniques in Morris School of Hairdressing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jawedhabiblucknow.com/|title=Hairdressing legacy of jawed habib|website=jawedhabiblucknow.com|access-date=2020-07-17}}</ref> His vision to groom the whole of India far exceeded his father and family's vision and so he branched out and started his independent salon, Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty, in 2000. He has been the brand ambassador for Sunsilk, a Unilever owned hair care brand from 2000 to 2009 and later went on to promote Panasonic styling products. He has been the official styling partner for Miss India and holds the Limca Record for 410 nonstop haircuts in 24 hours. He is also the only hairstylist to be featured in Times and Forbes magazine.

A teacher by passion, Habib has conducted over 1500 hair seminars and work shops over the last two decades, educating more than 300,000 students. He has also authored three technical books to spread his teachings and has 65 academies, training more than 5000 students every year.

As of today, his company, Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty Ltd. operates over 850 salons and 65 hair academies across 24 states and 115 cities in India. They also have salons in Dubai, Singapore, Nepal and Bangladesh.

In 2015–2016, the company was valued at $30 million.

== Personal life ==
Habib is married to Shaheen Habib. He has a daughter, Sana Habib and son Anosh Habib. He claims to be a Mohammed Rafi fan and only listens to songs by the Indian playback singer.

== Books ==

* Professional Styling
* Hair Colour & Style
* Hair Yoga

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