Born in 1964 in Ganjimutt, a small village of Dakshina Kannada district of Southern Indian state Karnataka where his father Moulana Shafi was employed, he went to school in Bailur and Adi-Udupi, where his father later resided temporarily.
He was born in 1964 in Ganjimutt. His father Moulana Shafi was employed. He went to school in Bailur and Adi-Udupi. Ganjimutt was a small village of Dakshina Kannada district of Southern Indian state Karnataka. His father later resided temporarily.