Wazhma Ayoubi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Wazhma Ayoubi

• Wazhma Ayoubi is an Afghani model, philanthropist, social activist, and entrepreneur.

• Once, in a media conversation, she shared that her father belonged to a wealthy family, and her grandfather was a merchant. Wazhma Ayoubi explained her entrepreneurial journey. She said,
  

  My grandfather was a merchant, when I was a child he would always tell me stories of how he would go to Indian and Bangladesh and meet different people. He was in the imports and exports, he learnt so much about different cultures and he would also introduce our culture to them. So at a very young age, the seed of entrepreneurship was sown into my life.”

• According to Wazhma Ayoubi, she shifted to Dubai from Afghanistan at an early age to pursue her professional career.

• Wazhma Ayoubi is an ardent cricket enthusiast. She came into the limelight in 2022 when one of her videos went viral on social media while cheering the Afghanistan cricket team during the Asia Cup match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

  

• Wazhma Ayoubi runs a clothing brand titled “Laman Clothing” in Kabul.

  

• Since 2013, she has been holding managerial and executive positions in many national and international firms. Meanwhile, she also founded her own few companies.

• According to some media sources, Wazhma Ayoubi has a strong interest in fashion and encourages her female employees to express their creativity and independence at Laman Clothing.

• She is the former director of ‘ChildFund Afghanistan,’ a non-religious, non-governmental, not-for-profit, and independent development organization based in Afghanistan.

  

• According to Wazhma Ayoubi, she loves watching Bollywood films and aspires to work in the Hindi film industry.

  

• Reportedly, Wazhma Ayoubi is a strong advocate of women’s strength and independence. Apart from being a model and entrepreneur, she is also a social activist who frequently raises her opinions against discrimination and ill-treatment of people in Afghanistan.

• In September 2023, during the AsiaCup, she was pictured wearing the jersey of the Indian cricket team. After the Indian cricket team’s victory over the Pakistan cricket team, she congratulated them through a social media platform.

  

• On 11 October 2023, Wazhma Ayoubi offered free tickets on social media to Afghan cricket fans and students in Delhi to watch the India vs Afghanistan cricket match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. On one of her social media accounts, she announced,
  

  Afghan students in Delhi who haven’t been able to get the#INDvAFG match tickets, message me for free tickets, and let’s cheer our#AfghanAtalan together.”

• She is a bike lover and is often spotted riding bikes in Dubai.

  

• Wazhma Ayoubi likes travelling to distant places in her leisure time.

  

• Wazhma Ayoubi often appears on live news television shows for cricket discussions.