Momin Saqib

Some Lesser Known Facts About Momin Saqib

• Since his childhood, he was passionate about acting, and he used to participate in various cultural programs in his school.  

• While in school, he used to participate also in debate competitions.  

• In 2014, he contested the International Student’s Officer election and in 2016, he contested for its Vice President’s post.

• In 2016, his video of a cricket match between England and Pakistan at “The Oval” Sports ground, became viral on social media.

• In 2017, he became the President of the Student Union of King’s College London. He was the first Non-European President in the last 144 years of the college.

• After becoming the President of the Student Union of King’s College London, he started opposing the travel ban policies of the US President Donald Trump. He also campaigned for opening the college for the international students during the Christmas break, which also got approved by the authorities. During the Christmas break of 2017, KCL made arrangements of free food and drinks for the students.

• In 2017, when Pakistan registered a win over Indian by 180 runs in the Champions Trophy final, he made a video in which he said ‘Dil ro raha hai mera.’ The video became viral on social media, overnight.

• He is a recipient of Honorary life membership award from King’s College London. 

• On 28 February 2019, he shared a video on his Facebook and Instagram accounts in which he suggesting the Pakistani authorities to show mercy and release the captured Indian wing commander, Abhinandan Varthaman.

• On 16 June 2019, when India registered a win over Pakistan by 89 runs in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, he made another video, which also went viral on social media.