Tahir Shah

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tahir Shah
Occupation	Non-Fiction Author
Date Of Birth	Nov 16, 1966(1966-11-16)
Age	58
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Scorpio

Tahir Shah Biography

Tahir Shah is one of the most popular and richest Non-Fiction Author who was born on November 16, 1966 in London, England, United Kingdom. He is well-known for his funny travelogues Trail of Feathers, In Search of King Solomon’s Mines along with The Caliph’s House, he is also known for his book reviews and journalism pieces and for the screenplay Journey to Mecca. He released his first novel, Timbuctoo, in 2012.

His main literary influences include Nobel prize-winner author His major literary influences include Nobel Prize-winning novelist Doris Lessing (a longtime friend of the Shah family) and Amina Shah (a prominent folklorist and his paternal aunt). (a long-time acquaintance to Shah family members) Shah family) and Amina Shah (a well-known folklorist as well as the paternal uncle of his).

Shah’s father Idries Shah and English poet Robert Graves were close friends and confidants, and for a number of years, Spike Milligan and Robert Graves had a correspondence. The highlights were later published in a book called Dear Robert, Dear Spike. Shortly after Tahir Shah’s birth, in a letter dated 6 February 1967, Robert Graves wrote to Spike Milligan: “I may be over in a few weeks to help two young Afghan Arabs named Tahir Shah Sayid and his twin sister with a name so beautiful that I forget it. He’s the nearest to Mahomet in a straight line, of any Arab baby in existence. Isn’t Tahir a splendid name.”

During his childhood, Shah and his sisters would be taken to Morocco for extended periods, where his grandfather lived until his death in November

1969. Described in his book The Caliph’s House, the journeys introduced Shah to “a realm straight out of The Arabian Nights.”

Children from Indian Sufi scholar Idries Shah Tahir Shah, along with his two sisters and documentary filmmaker Saira Shah as well as journalist Safia Nafisa Shah, lived their early years in England. In the beginning of 2000, Tahir Shah settled in Morocco with his wife Rachana Shah, and their children Timur as well as Ariane.

Tahir Shah Net Worth

Tahir Shah is one of the richest Non-Fiction Author from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tahir Shah 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After finishing his education through Bryanston School Bryanston School in Dorset, England and later, he went to colleges at universities in Great Britain, Kenya, and the United States.

An activist in the political arena and a author of travel writing, He was employed for the Qantara Foundation (which advocates for more harmonious relations between the West and East).

Tahir Shah (Persian: طاهر شاه ‎, Gujarati: તાહિર શાહ ; né Sayyid Tahir al- Hashimi (Arabic: سيد طاهر الهاشمي); born 16 November 1966) is a British author, journalist and documentary maker of Afghan-Indian descent. He lives in Casablanca, Morocco.

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Who is Tahir Shah Dating?

According to our records, Tahir Shah married to Rachana Shah. As of December 1, 2023, Tahir Shah’s is not dating anyone.

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In July 2005 (a week after the 7 July London bombings) Shah and two colleagues from Caravan Film in London were arrested in Peshawar in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and held without charge in solitary confinement in a torture prison. Much of the time they were handcuffed, stripped virtually naked, and blindfolded. After sixteen days of interrogations in a “fully equipped torture room,” Shah and his colleagues were released. The Pakistani government agreed that they had done nothing wrong. Tahir Shah gave an interview which was screened on British TV’s Channel 4 News, and published an article in the British Sunday Times about the ordeal. Shah has publicly maintained his affection for Pakistan, despite the rough treatment he and his film crew received at the hands of the Pakistani secret services. The illegal custody earned Shah and his film crew a mention in the United States Department of State’s 2005 report on Pakistan’s human rights practices. The news story came back into the spotlight in July 2008, when a British MP claimed that the British government had ‘outsourced’ the torture of UK citizens to Pakistani security agencies.

Facts & Trivia

Tahir Ranked on the list of most popular Non-Fiction Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Tahir Shah celebrates birthday on November 16 of every year.

After having published a number of books with traditional publishers, Shah made the move to self publishing in 2011 with his print-on-demand book Travels With Myself, which was published using Lulu.com. He later took his self publishing efforts a step further in 2012 with the release of Timbuctoo and again in 2013 with Scorpion Soup, two limited edition hardcovers that were designed by his wife Rachana.

What happened to Tahir Shah?

In December 2016, it was announced that Shah had left Pakistan after receiving death threats. He currently resides in US with his family. In April 2020, he released an animated Urdu song video named “Farishta” (“Angel”).

Is Taher Shah married?

In 1995 Tahir Shah married to the India-born graphic designer, Rachana Shah (née Devidayal) , with whom he has two children – Ariane Shah and Timur Shah.

Why is Taher Shah famous?

Shah, who rose to fame after he released his first viral hit, ‘Eye to eye’ , in 2013, left the country in 2016 after he received anonymous death threats. His latest video is first he posted since he took a break in 2017.

Who is Sabir Shah?

Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah or more commonly as Pir Sabir Shah is a politician from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He served as the 18th Chief Minister of the province from 20 October 1993 to 25 February 1994. He was advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif from 1997 to 1999.

Who is Taher in Persepolis?

Being Marji’s uncle seems to be bad luck (be sure to read about Uncle Anoosh in this section), and Uncle Taher is no exception. He has a heart attack, and needs to go to England to have heart surgery.