Complex sentence: Akif is the third of seven siblings and describes himself as a "misfit" growing up but he maintained a close relationship with his father, a highly educated man and direct descendant of the Indo-Iranian Kamboh (Zubairi) tribe.
Split into simpler sentences: Akif is the third of seven siblings and describes himself as a "misfit" growing up. He always maintained a close relationship with his father, a highly educated man and direct descendant of the Indo-Iranian Kamboh (Zubairi) tribe.