Hottie of the week: Shammal Qureshi

Shammal is a self-confessed fun-aholic and admits he finds it hard to sit still when he is in his element.

January 16, 2014

Status: Married

Born: Karachi, Pakistan

Birthday: 9th August, 1982

Who is he?

As the son of renowned beautician Peng Qureshi and husband to Redah Misbah of Depilex, Shammal is hardly a newcomer to the world of glitz and glamour. Born with a natural inclination toward fashion and style, Shammal has been making others look good since becoming the CEO and creative director of Toni & Guy Pakistan a few years ago and shows no signs of slowing down. His talent for hair dressing has been vouched for by the Toni & Guy international community who awarded him the Best Salon Director in London in October 2012. But there is much for to this cutie than just hair dressing: he is a closet DJ and boasts of some killer shower singing chops. Shammal is a self-confessed fun-aholic and admits he finds it hard to sit still when he is in his element — which is almost all of the time! All in all, he is a talented and action-packed individual you would not want to miss out on.

Why we love him

What truly a stands out about Shammal is that despite his crazy and vivacious demeanor, he is deeply intellectual inside. Some of his favourite places to hang out in include the Karachi beach at sunrise, when there is nothing before him but the natural scenery to marvel at. He draws inspiration from iconic people and places like these and became a hairdresser only because he loves to make things look as beautiful as they possibly can. He likes to see things in a way that no one has done before and tries to add his own unique perspective to both his work and his private life.

Just like a good, all-around family man should, Shammal holds the three most important women in his life (his mother, wife and baby girl) closest to his heart and works hard to keep them all as happy as he can possibly make them.

What you didn’t know about him

Shammal loves Cantonese food.

If it wasn’t for hairdressing, Shammal would have loved to study cooking and become a chef.

His idea of the perfect holiday destination is Barcelona, where he can visit historic places of interest and also unwind on the beach.

Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, January 12^th, 2014.

COMMENTS (5)

Barbra Baloch | 10 years ago | Reply The amount of money Shammal spends on products for his hair hebcould feed a family for a month in the Lyari district!

Saeeda Saif | 10 years ago | Reply Mr. Shamal Quershi would be more of a hottie for me if I knew that besides glamorizing our wealthy community he also took time to go the declining areas of Karachi once a month & helped some poor family with some relief he may be surrounded by three powerful women at home but he is all surrounded by hundreds of women struggling to feed their families!