Zakir Naik Born 18 October 1965 in Mumbai, India is an Indian Islamic preacher, who has been called an "authority on comparative religion","perhaps the most influential Salafi ideologue in India", and "the world's leading Salafi evangelist". He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) and founder of the "comparative religion" Peace TV channel, through which he reaches a reported 100 million viewers.