Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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AFTRS offers a range of scholarships that recognise excellence and assist with the costs associated with higher education. Discover the story of Zabi Malik, the 2023 Australia for UNHCR Beddie Scholarship Recipient.

Zabi Malik, from the Hazara community, fled Afghanistan with his family because of conflict and persecution, arriving in Australia aged nine. Growing up in Adelaide, Zabi dreamed of being an actor but did not initially pursue a career in the entertainment industry when he left school.

Today he is an up-and-coming actor and filmmaker. Before joining AFTRS he studied at the New York Film Academy and has directed and starred in various short films.

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