A politician, social and political activist, theatre artist, educator, and corporate trainer, Saira Shah is known for being the niece of the Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah. Naseeruddin is the younger brother of her father, Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah.She hails from a family of the Nawabs Of Sardhana. [6]YouTube.Saira grew up in different cities across India as her father was in the Indian army. Saira Shah in childhood.She began her corporate career in 2006 with Wipro and worked there for around two years. An old picture of Saira Shah.Thereafter, she worked with some big corporate houses in training, learning, and developmental roles.As a social activist, Saira has worked for various social agendas like gender equality and safeguarding democracy and secularism.In 2017, she acted in the short firm Ek Khaas Aadmi. The film promoted a social message and was screened on NDTV talkies. Ek Khaas Aadmi poster.Saira is associated with the West Bengal Federation of United Nations Association, whose main objective is to promote peace and sustainable development.She has also been a part of the Rotary Club of Ballygunge for a long time. Rotary Club of Ballygunge is a non-governmental organization (NGO) working in West Bengal, India.In December 2019, Saira protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in combination with the proposed all-India National Register of Citizens (NRC). Halim was also against the educational institutions in Karnataka banning the hijab in classrooms in 2022.