Zayn: Zayn Javadd Malik  is 19 years old and he was born January 12th, 1993.  His favorite book series is Harry Potter. His all time favorite song is Thriller by Michael Jackson. Zayn's favorite animal is a lion. His real name is Zaine, not Zayn but he adopted Zayn as his stage name. If Zayn was not in One Direction he would prefer to be an English Teacher. One of the things Zayn hates is when he see's people chew with their mouths open. Zayn says he is probably the neatest in the band and calls the others "pigs".