Shakeel Ahmad Shah was born on April 29, 1995, in Srinagar, the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir - India. Shakeel Ahmad completed his initial schooling at Central High School, Anantnag. He has graduated in Arts from Kashmir University and post-graduated in Journalism and Mass Communication through IGNOU. He has worked in different Media Organisations like Newspoint, Kashmir Thunder, Munsif TV, and ETV Bharat for more than seven years in different positions. Shakeel started his journey as a reporter and ended up being an anchor on ETV Bharat, India's largest digital network. He took a break from media in 2021 and currently, he is associated with a multi-national company (MNC) dealing with US clients. Shakeel Ahmad has a deep interest in conflict reporting, history, archeology, philosophy, and terrorism.