Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (born October 18, 1965) is an Indian Islamic preacher and preacher. He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF). He is also the founder of Al Salam TV. He has been considered an "authority in the field of comparative religion," "perhaps the most influential Salafi ideologue in India," "a star of television advocacy and proponent of modern Islam" and the world's leading Salafi preacher. Unlike many Islamic preachers, his lectures are vernacular, in English, not Urdu or Arabic, and he usually wears a suit and tie.