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Mohammed Habib Noorbhai, born 22 November 1988 in South Africa, is a lecturer and researcher in Sports Science , Biokineticist, humanitarian, television presenter and action speaker.

Early Years
Born and raised in Johannesburg in the small suburb of Homestead Park, Habib attended E.P. Baumann Primary School (1995-1998), Rosebank Primary School (1999-2001), Darul Uloom Pretoria (religious studies in 2004) and Roosevelt High School (2002-2003 and 2005-2007) where his passion for cricket emerged. This was ignited and supported by his parents (his dad played for the non-white team for Transvaal in (1970-1971)) and two siblings. His brother who also played cricket currently resides in Durban, South Africa as a General Surgeon whilst his sister resides in Melbourne, Australia as an Audiologist.

Tertiary Education
His passion for cricket allowed him to continue his higher education on a cricket scholarship at the University of Johannesburg. During his years at university, Habib imparted his love for cricket onto the youth by conducting his own cricket coaching academy (2008-2010). It was also during this time that he was an avid student leader involved in community engagement and was also awarded the best Chairperson for Societies at the University of Johannesburg in 2010. Later on he had the pleasure of working with international cricket teams: South Australia cricket team (2010) and Yorkshire County Cricket Club (2012). During his postgraduate studies, his role as a student leader was exemplified having been nominated and won several leadership awards at the University of Cape Town.

Noorbhai holds a number of degrees and qualifications including a Bachelor of Arts in Sport Psychology (University of Johannesburg, 2011), Honours degree in Sports Science (Biokinetics) (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2012), Master of Philosophy in Biokinetics (University of Cape Town, 2014) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise Science (University of Cape Town, 2017) of which Professor Timothy Noakes was his supervisor.

Career
Unfortunately, he sustained a back injury while playing cricket in 2007 but started his career as a Biokineticist in 2011 to assist others through their rehabilitative journeys. He later developed a passion for research and teaching and paved his academic career. His continued passion for community engagement allowed him to establish in 2013 and of which he currently directs, a Nonprofit organization, The Humanitarians. Whilst continuing in the academic fraternity at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, he volunteered as a presenter for his own Sport and Health show on Openview HD as well as a radio show on Hashtag Radio in 2015, to leverage exposure and opportunities for The Humanitarians.

Awards and Achievements
In 2013, he was voted in South Africa’s top 100 brightest young minds and was nominated among Mail and Guardian's top 200 young South Africans for 2015. His most notable achievement was being crowned as Mr. South Africa for 2017 (with the same aim for creating exposure and opportunities for The Humanitarians). He subsequently was included among Fast Company’s Top 30 creative people in business in South Africa.

Noorbhai currently resides in Cape Town, South Africa and is a frequent guest as a Sport Scientist on radio stations (Cape Talk and Radio 702 ). He also consults with businesses as an Action Coach and Speaker.