Zulekha Haywood – Spencer and Iman’s daughter, is a business analyst!

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Zulekha Haywood
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Imagine a situation where your parents are superstars, and you don’t want to pursue either of their careers. That’s the story of the superwoman, Zulekha Haywood. Her dreams were different, and she was never interested in being a supermodel or a sportsperson. However, her father, Spencer Haywood, a great basketball player, tried several times to build her interest in sports, but he failed.

Zulekha, looking at her fit and healthy parents, has felt insecure numerous times, but she sometimes was happy and satisfied with her overly weighted body. As she was an obese patient in her young years, doctors have repeatedly warned her to control her diet. Although she had no interest in becoming a slim girl, eventually, she was forced when she felt so much pain when she reached 330 lbs. However, after all, she got treated with surgery and took her career seriously, which made her reach heights. Thus, in this article, you will further read about how her childhood was and how she became a successful businesswoman.

Early Life

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Forty-four years old, Zulekha Haywood was born to Iman and Spencer on the 5th of July, 1978. Her mother, named Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, nicknamed Iman is a Supermodel of her time. Moreover, her father is a former basketball player who won a Gold medal in the Olympics. Due to some relationship issues, they separated when Zulekha was just 9. Furthermore, her childhood was spent in the United States of America. She went to Mercy High School and got her graduate degree in the USA only from Michigan State University.

Siblings of Zulekha Haywood

Understanding Zulekha’s relationship with her siblings is a little challenging, but we have made it easy for you. Zulekha is a sister to her four siblings named Alexandria Zahra Jones, Duncan Jones, Shakira Haywood, Isis Haywood & Courtney Nikki Haywood. None of them is her real sibling. Moreover, all her brothers and sisters are children of her parents with other partners. Additionally, her three sisters named, Nikki, Shakira, and Isis Haywood, were born on her father’s side. And Alexandria and Duncan Jones are born from her mother’s other relationship.

Zulekha Haywood – Detailed Information

We have got some additional data for you about Zulekha Haywood, such as her height, weight, nationality, and more. Hope you find it informational.

BIO DESCRIPTION
Original name Zulekha Haywood
Nick name Not available
Present profession Business Analyst
Net worth $4.8 million (approx.)
PHYSICAL STATS    
Height 1.72 m
Weight 62 kg, 136 lbs in pounds
Body measurements Not available
Eye color Black
Hair color Black
PERSONAL LIFE
Birthdate July 5, 1978
Place of birth New York, United States of America
Age 44
Religion Christian
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Nationality American
Hometown USA
School name Not available
College/University Michigan State University
Educational qualification Not available
Food habit Not available
Hobbies Not available
FAVORITES
Favorite food Not available
Favorite Actor Not available
Favorite Movie Not available
Favorite color Not available
RELATIONSHIPS
Married/Unmarried Not available
Spouse Jason Young (Rumoured)
Children Lavinia Rose Young (Daughter)
Father Spencer Haywood
Mother Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid (Iman)
Siblings Alexandria Jones, Duncan Jones, Shakira Haywood, Nikki Haywood, Isis Haywood

Professional Career of Zulekha Haywood

Besides choosing a different career than her parents, Zulekha is nevertheless a superstar. Unlike Spencer and Iman, she neither chose modeling nor sports. Despite this, she reached a height in her career and became a highly successful business enthusiast. For this reason, she is a role model to every celebrity kid and inspires them to do something different in their lives.

Talking about her career in detail, she has worked and been an executive in so many multinational companies. She started her career as an Office Manager in New York in 2002. While working in New York, she got an opportunity to work as an Account Manager in her own mother’s company ‘Iman Cosmetics’ as a business manager in the year 2005. Thus, she left her New York job and joined her mother to run the business. After that in the year 2007, she dived into Planning & Procurement in the same company, and she did great work. Her connections helped her mother to get more sales through companies like Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, etc.

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After serving Iman for nine years, she joined Jay Manuel Beauty as a Project Manager. After working there for two years, she then moved to Portu Sunberg with the designation ‘Inventory Analyst’. In addition, Zulekha has been an excellent content writer and editor for different magazines and advertisements. Iman’s daughter is now 44 and currently working in Wichita’s company ‘Invista’, Kansas. Here, she holds the position of Customer Relationship Specialist and Business Analyst.

Personal life

We actually don’t know about Haywood’s personal life in detail. But it is rumored that Iman’s daughter is married to Jason Young, who is a restaurant owner since 2016. However, this is just Facebook news; we cannot say this for sure. Moreover, it is said that Young has been Zulekh’s boyfriend for years since she joined Invista. Thus, we can say they both share a good bond and have a daughter too.

Haywood’ s daughter

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As mentioned above, Zulekha Haywood and Jason Young shared a long-term relationship. Later, they both decided to get married and finally tied the knot in November 2016. A year later, they both welcomed a cute little daughter in 2017. Iman’s and Spencer’s both Instagram declarations and photos posted say this. Not only this, but also it is also known that Haywood shared a relationship with Eric, his past boyfriend.

Haywood’s Parents Relationship

It was a ten year long relationship between Haywood’s parents, but due to some disputes, the couple got separated after spending years. Her mother, Iman, and father, Spencer, tied the knot in the year 1977. Spencer was playing for the Los Angeles Lakers when he met Iman. Nevertheless, Iman was also a supermodel at that time. The couple fell in love and married thereafter. They gave birth to the present business analyst, Zulekha Haywood.

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Eventually, their relationship didn’t work. While Haywood was growing, they both were busy fighting the legal battle for six long years. Whereas Zulekha’s custody was the biggest concern that it took six years. As a result of the struggle, Iman won and got Haywood’s custody. She was just nine when her parents divorced in the year 1987. Further, Iman married David Bowie, who was a British singer. Unfortunately, Bowie died in January 2016.

Zulekha Haywood’s Foodie to Weight loss journey

There is a blog written by Zulekha Haywood in which she has clearly explained her foodie to weight loss journey. Moreover, she also talked about her surgery, which was really important. She has always been a foodie, but it resulted in obesity even when she was a child. Day by day, she became crazier for food, and she gained 330 pounds in her twenties. For this reason, she developed heel spurs, and her knees got swollen. It is also explained that she was on a diet named ‘Basta Diet’ in her childhood days. Basta refers to ‘Stop’ and is an Italian word; Zulekha’s mother used to say ‘Basta’ every time whenever she used to forget that she was on a diet.

Furthermore, this blog was published on her 28th birthday in 2008, when she was delighted because she was going to have gastric bypass surgery. She added that she would first enjoy her birthday party and then will go and have the surgery. Since she had the surgery, she has been more confident. Despite this, she had a few complications after the surgery, and doctors advised her to have another surgery. But later, the second surgery was a success, and eventually, she jumped from 330 to 168 lbs. As it is said, we need to lose something to achieve something. Hopefully, everything went smoothly after her weight loss journey.

Zulekha Haywood Net Worth

It is known by some facts that Zulekha Haywood Net worth is 4.8 Million Dollars. The net worth is what she has collected, being a great, successful businesswoman. She is a role model to all the celebrity kids. While born into such a wealthy family, she proved that she was capable of herself and was independent of her parent’s wealth. She has been an accountant and finance manager and got all designations related to finance.

In addition to Zulekha’s net worth, it is impressive to know that her mom, the super model Iman has a net worth of 200 Million Dollars. Apart from this, her father’s net worth is 3 Million Dollars.

FAQ:

Q. Who are Zulekha Haywood’s parents? 

A. Zulekha Haywood is the daughter of former NBA star Spencer Haywood and former supermodel Iman Abdulmajid.

Q. What is Zulekha Haywood’s profession? 

A. Zulekha Haywood is a business analyst, accountant, and magazine editor. She has worked for several multinational corporations, including her mother’s company, Iman Cosmetics.

Q. How did Zulekha Haywood lose weight? 

A. Zulekha Haywood underwent a gastric bypass surgery in 2008, after struggling with obesity for most of her life. She lost over 150 pounds and improved her health and confidence.

Q. Is Zulekha Haywood married? 

A. Zulekha Haywood is married to a man named Jason, whom she met online. They have a daughter named Lavinia, who was born in 201134.

Q. Does Zulekha Haywood have any siblings? 

A. Zulekha Haywood has five half-siblings from her father’s side: Nikiah, Isis, Shaakira, Spencer Jr., and Isis.