Zarif Kabier (born on Feb. 25, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan) Graduated with a Master's degree in acting from Columbia University in New York City. He is fluent in Farsi/Dari, English, Hindi/Urdu. He can also converse and read Arabic and Pashto. He comes from a medical family. His father was a doctor in Afghanistan before passing away in 1992 during the civil wars there, his mother is an educator, and he has three siblings who are in the field of medicine.