KOCHI:Thrissur native and UAE-based engineer Ajmal Khan’s Facebook account has 18 lakh and Instagram account has 7.9 lakh followers and is a much sought-after model and social media influencer working for multiple international brands.
“I had an interest in fashion and modelling while in college. And would upload photos taken on my friends’ cameras which received good feedback on social media,” Ajmal said. He said his friends goaded him to start an official Facebook account and from then on there was no looking back.
“Though I was sceptical about starting an official page initially, my passion inspired me to go with it. I am glad I took the decision,” he said. He also has a lifestyle blog, www.ajmalkhan.co, which he regularly updates his experiences in restaurants, places and with fashion brands.
Ajmal is in highly sought after among various companies to be a social media influencer for them. He said he has more than 50 customers functioning around the globe. “Two years ago, I came to know about this job of social media influencer which is not very popular in Kerala. I started doing it on a small canvas with clients from Mumbai and Bengaluru, and after I moved to UAE last year, things started taking off,” he said. He pointed out his social media account gets about 5 crore views per month, cementing his popularity among companies. Other than photos for his clients, he uploads two modelling shots a day on Facebook and Instagram.
Ajmal’s wife Jumana Khan too is a fashionista and travel blogger. “Both of us have reviewed many restaurants together. I am happy my partner shares a similar interest,” he said. Jumana too has many fans on social media and owns a blog where she pens down her fashion stories with leading costume, cosmetic, bag designers and as her customer.
“Our dream is to start our own men’s and women’s brand. Though we have a small merchandise in the name AK in UAE, I wish to start a brand on a large canvas by starting with a e-commerce and later putting up a shop in India,” Ajmal said.