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Suhaib Ilyasi Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 15, 2026 • 2 min read

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Date of birth15 November 1966

Age52 (as in 2018)

BirthplaceNew Delhi, India

ProfessionFormer TV Host, Producer, Director

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSahebzadi Sumaya Khan (m. 2006-present); Late Anju Ilyasi (m. 1993–2000)

FamilyDaughter: Aaliya (born 1995)

Suhaib Ilyasi Biography

Suhaib Ilyasi is an Indian television host, producer and director best known for launching the crime‑focused programme India's Most Wanted. Trained in mass

Early life and background

Suhaib Ilyasi was born on 15 November 1966 in New Delhi, India. He grew up in a conservative Muslim household; his father served as head of the All India Imams Organisation and was the imam of a Delhi mosque. Ilyasi completed higher education at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi, earning a Master of Arts in Mass Communication (MCRC).

Career

Ilyasi built his media career around crime reporting and production. Inspired by British crime television, he developed a concept for an Indian crime show and rose to national attention as the host of India's Most Wanted, which debuted in 1999. That programme established his public profile as a presenter focused on criminal cases and investigations.

In 1997 he registered a proprietorship called Aaliya Productions Pvt Ltd. He later branched into other media roles, working as a producer and director. His credits include directing and producing the film 498A: The Wedding Gift, released in 2012. In 2009 he took on an editorial role as editor‑in‑chief of the monthly English magazine Bureaucracy Today.

Public profile

Ilyasi's television presence and production work made him a recognizable figure in Indian media. Physical details reported in public records list his height at approximately 175 cm (5'9") and weight around 75 kg (165 lbs). He has black hair and black eyes.

Personal life

While studying at Jamia Millia Islamia, Ilyasi met Anju Singh (later known as Anju Ilyasi). Their relationship led to marriage in 1993 in London under the Special Marriage Act; the union was interfaith and met with family opposition. The couple had a daughter, Aaliya, born in 1995.

After the death of his first wife, Ilyasi remarried in 2006 to Sahebzadi Sumaya Khan. Public accounts list his religion as Islam and his hometown and birthplace as New Delhi.

Legal matters

Ilyasi's life has also been marked by a prolonged legal case concerning the death of his first wife. An FIR was lodged that led to his arrest in March 2000. In December 2017 he was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, and in October 2018 he was acquitted of the murder charge. The available summary notes those judicial developments without additional legal details.

Latest updates

Beyond his early television success, Ilyasi continued to work in media production and editorial projects. His more recent credited projects include the 2012 direction and production of 498A: The Wedding Gift and his editorial role at Bureaucracy Today beginning in 2009.

Public interests

Reportedly, Ilyasi has an interest in religious and philosophical texts; sources mention the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads among books he has favoured.

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Recent Work

498A: The Wedding Gift

Direction and production credit for a project addressing the subject of Section 498A.

2012
Bureaucracy Today

Served as editor-in-chief of the monthly English print magazine.

2009
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Career Highlights

  1. Host of India's Most Wanted (1999)
  2. Founder of Aaliya Productions Pvt Ltd (1997)
  3. Directed and produced 498A: The Wedding Gift (2012)
  4. Editor-in-chief of Bureaucracy Today (2009)
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