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===Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik,[11][12] born 12 January 1993 (age 20), is from Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[13] His father, Yaser, is British Pakistani, and his mother, Tricia Malik (née Brannan), is of Irish and English descent.[14] He has one older sister, Doniya, and two younger sisters, Waliyha and Safaa.[4][15] He grew up in East Bowling,[13] was a pupil at Lower Fields Primary School, and went to Tong High School, a state comprehensive school.[16] Malik did not fit in at his first two schools due to his mixed heritage. Malik has stated that he started taking pride in his appearance after moving schools at the age of 12.[7]On auditioning for The X Factor, he stated: "I was looking for an experience".[17] He cites urban music as his main musical influence, growing up, he was into R&B andrap.[7][17] He as well as other members of One Direction further notes artists such as Bruno Mars, as a "dream collaborator."[18] Malik is addicted to smoking cigarettes; in late 2011, he expressed his desire to quit.[19] Malik is a practicing Muslim, and once wrote on Twitter, "La ila ha ill lalla ho muhammed door rasoolalah", known as a common declaration of faith among Muslims meaning: "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah."[20][21] Malik's approach of Islam has been criticized by both Muslims and non-Muslims, with non-Muslims accusing him of advertising Islam to young fans, while receiving criticism from conservative Muslims, for not taking the Islamic doctrine seriously enough.[22][23]As of August 18th 2013, Malik is engaged to Little Mix's Perrie Edwards.[24] ===