Malik Hussain

* Solomon Islands
* Borneo

**Malik Kawal Hussain** is the Sole Survivor of *Canadian Survivor: Borneo*. He later competed on *Canadian Survivor: Solomon Islands*.

## Profile

Malik Hussain is a 39-year-old surgeon who enjoys visiting galleries, recycling, and practicing Pilates. He is known for being kind and loveable, but can also have a sneaky and greedy side. He identifies as straight and is of Pakistani-Canadian descent.

Growing up in an upper-class neighborhood, Malik was raised by his father after his mother passed away at the age of 40 in 1965. He has been married to 34-year-old film editor Carla Michaela Butler since 1995 and together they have one child, Mohamed Clifford, who is currently an infant. Malik's best friend is a 36-year-old orthodontist named Roberta Thomas.

Currently, Malik resides in Fabre, Quebec.

## Survivor

#### Voting History

**^1**  In Episode 07, the vote ended with a 5-5 tie between Stew and Ting, forcing a revote. Malik did not change his vote on the revote.

### *Solomon Islands*

After winning the second season of Canadian Survivor, Malik returned for the All-Star season, *Canadian Survivor: Solomon Islands*, as a member of the Niupani tribe. On Day 2, he formed a slight bond with Jess Perreault and used his influence to convince the majority to vote out Nafi Shah in order to keep the Niupani tribe strong. On Day 8, Malik joined an alliance with Dan Nagy, Ga-Ram Chong, and Jess. At the next Tribal Council, he influenced the alliance to vote out Adam Beach. However, on Day 11, Malik's bond with Ga-Ram grew stronger and she left the Niupani alliance. On Day 13, the Niupani tribe was absorbed and Malik was selected by the Tahaanuku tribe, along with Jess.

On Day 14, Malik's bond with Jess grew stronger, but he had a small fight with new tribemate Jordin Tootoo. On Day 26, Malik formed a strong bond with Jess and at Tribal Council, they joined the majority in voting out Jordin. On Day 28, Malik influenced the vote to send Lola Wong to the jury, considering her a threat to win a second time. On Day 30, the Niupani Two and Tigoa Two joined forces to reduce the Kagaba Three to Two. They chose to vote out the challenge threat, Ronny Nyathi.

On Day 33, Malik had a major fight with Omar Morsli. On Day 36, his bond with Jess grew even stronger and at Tribal Council, Malik refused to vote out Jess. In the revote, he voted out his Borneo Three ally, Stew Harris. On Day 38, Omar won the Final Immunity Challenge and voted out Malik, taking Mili to the Final Tribal Council. As a juror, Malik voted with the majority and named Mili Kucio the Sole Survivor.

#### Voting History

**^1**  In Episode 11, the vote ended with a 3-3-2 tie between Lola and Omar, forcing a revote. Malik didn't change his vote.
**^2**  In Episode 14, the vote ended with a 2-2-1 tie between Jess and Stew, forcing a revote. Malik changed their vote on the revote, eliminating Stew.

## Redemption Island

### Days spent on Redemption Island:

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* Malik and Stew Harris set a record for most votes for bootees at 9 in *Borneo*.
	+ This record was beaten by Shehan Themiya in *Tanzania*, with 12 votes for bootees.
* Malik is the first male Sole Survivor in *Canadian Survivor* history.
* Malik was the first Asian male to make the Final Tribal Council and win Sole Survivor of *Canadian Survivor*.
* Malik would become the second castaway to go 39 days without having a single vote cast against them and be crowned Sole Survivor. Following Lola Wong.
* Malik was the youngest Sole Survivor of Canadian Survivor at the time, at 39-years-old.
	+ This record was beaten by Shehan Themiya, when he won *Tanzania* at 28-years-old.
* Malik became the first winner to win against someone who started on the same tribe.
* Malik's 42nd birthday was on Day 13 of *Solomon Islands*.
* Malik, Dan Nagy and Jess Perreault are the first castaways to be a member of three different tribes before the merge. They would be followed by Nicole Wendt in *Norway*.
* Malik was the only male on the original Niupani tribe to make the merge in *Solomon Islands*.
* Across his two seasons, Malik has been a member of 6 tribes, tying Jess Perreault and Rodney Palm the most of any castaway.
* Malik is the first man to win individual immunity in two separate seasons.
* Malik is the only member of Niupani to win Individual Immunity.
* Malik was the first Asian man to win the Loved One Challenge.
* Malik was the first Asian-Canadian castaway to win the Car Challenge.
	+ Malik was the sixth player in *Canadian Survivor history* to fall victim to the Car Curse.
* Malik is the first Asian-Canadian man to change their vote after a tie in *Solomon Islands*.
* Malik and Stew Harris won the most individual Immunity Challenges in *Solomon Islands*, with 2.
* Malik became the first person to be the sixteenth person permanently eliminated from a season.
* After the merge, Malik voted against every member of Kagaba. Furthermore, in the Final Tribal Council, he voted for Mili Kucio, the only Tahaanuku member of Tigoa that he did not vote against.
* Malik is the highest-placing member of the original Niupani tribe.
* Malik and Mili Kucio accumulated the fewest elimination votes against him in *Solomon Islands*, with 1.
* Malik is the only member of original Niupani to vote for Mili Kucio at Final Tribal Council.
* Malik is the third person to be voted out with only one vote cast against him during an entire season, following Ed Young in *Kootenays* and Grant Lee in *Tanzania*.
	+ This would be followed by Liang Chen in *Bahamas* and Anthony Pellegrini in *Belize*.
* Malik is the third castaway to win individual immunity in the finale episode and be voted out.
* Malik, Jess Perreault, Mili Kucio and Omar Morsli are the first castaways to make the final four twice. They would be joined by Anthony Pellegrini, Frits de Bruin and Justin Blackburn.
* Malik is the first player to be the highest-placing member of their original tribe in two separate seasons. He would be followed by Frits de Bruin and Anthony Pellegrini