Hamid Zare

* Dominica
* Marshall Islands

**Hamid Amir Zare** was a castaway from *Canadian Survivor: Marshall Islands* and *Canadian Survivor: Dominica*.

## Profile

**NAME:** Hamid Zare (33)

**CURRENT RESIDENCE:** Edmonton, Alberta

**OCCUPATION:** Chef

**HOBBIES:** Beer sommelier, reading and writing

**PET PEEVES:** Teenagers and lateness

**4 WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOU:** Energetic, entertaining, violent and unintelligent

**FAMILY/FRIENDS:**

* **CHILDREN:** Two sons. Mohammed Sameer Zare, 0 and Abdullah Muhammad Zare, 4
* **PARTNER:** Ayesha Lindsey Zare (née Rogers), 35 (married since 1995)
* **PARENTS:** Atefeh Mina Zare (née Jamshidi), 55 and Behruz Abbas Zare, 61
* **SIBLINGS:** One sister. Shireen Golnar Ebrahimi (née Zare), 35

## Survivor

### *Marshall Islands*

On *Canadian Survivor: Marshall Islands*, Hamid was a member of the Aelok tribe. At Day 2's Schoolyard Pick, Terry selects Hamid, who then selects Rose. At Aelok, Hamid joins Dylan and Erika's **Aelok Alliance** with Rose. Day 7, Sandeep joins **Aelok Alliance**.

Day 12, has a major fight with David. Day 14, forms a Core Trio within the *Aelok Alliance* with Erika and Sandeep. Day 17, has a minor disagreement with Dylan. Day 20, has a major fight with Rose and decides to leave *Aelok Alliance* because of it. Day 29, has a minor disagreement with Kieran. Day 30, despite wanting to vote for Rose, he sticks with the *Aelok Alliance - Core Trio* in voting out Annie. Day 32, bonds slightly with Erika. Day 33, the *Aelok Alliance - Core Trio* stay true and forced a rock draw, which gave the alliance a 1 in 3 shot of losing someone. Hamid would be immune and Rose would select the odd-coloured rock and was sent to jury.

Day 37, has a minor disagreement with Dylan and come Tribal Council, Hamid's tight bond with Erika and Sandeep paid off, when they unanimously sent Dylan to jury. Day 38, losing Final Immunity Challenge to Sandeep, who sends Hamid to jury.

#### Voting History

**^1**  In Episode 12, the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Hamid and Kieran. Nobody would change their vote, forcing a rock draw.
### *Dominica*

On *Canadian Survivor: Dominica*, Hamid was a member of the Agoucha tribe. Day 5, Hamid joins the Agoucha Four with Erika Torres, Maria Camenforte and Rodney Palm. Day 7, has a small fight with Debbie Babych and Maria already leaves the Agoucha Three alliance. Day 11, Hamid influences the Marshall Islands Alliance and Agoucha Three to vote out Tim Milton, but the plan leaks and Debbie uses a Hidden Immunity Idol to save Tim and send Su-Ling Goh home. Day 14, despite wanting to vote out Tim, Hamid joins the majority in sending Maria home. Day 15, at the trip switch, Hamid was the last remaining and was therefore sent to Exile Island, safe from the vote and will join the tribe who votes out a member, to even out the tribes.

Day 17, Hamid joins Agoucha. Day 19, Hamid sees the chance to end the Belize Alliance and send Crystal Mihajlovic home, Debbie joins him and Erika to make it happen. Day 20, has a minor disagreement with Sandeep, but they ultimately stick together at Tribal Council, where they are blindsided by another Debbie Hidden Immunity Idol play, where Sandeep is the casualty. Day 27, Tim and Debbie want to send Hamid home, but the Norway boys (Frits de Bruin, Justin Blackburn and Rodney) have other plans, saving Hamid and sending Debbie home. Day 29, Hamid is impressing the tribe and on Day 30, Hamid leads the vote on Tim. Day 32, Hamid is impressing the tribe. Day 33, Hamid targets Juan, but the Norway boys loop in Frits on the plan, Frits who just formed a Final 3 with him, plays his Hidden Immunity Idol on Juan and they send Hamid to the jury.

#### Voting History

**^1**  In Episode 05, Tim used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Hamid's vote against him.

**^2**  In Episode 07, Hamid was not selected by a tribe at the tribe switch and was sent to Exile Island, granting him immunity from Tribal Council.

**^2**  In Episode 09, Debbie used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Hamid's vote against her.

**^3**  In Episode 11, Juan used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Hamid's vote against him.

**^4**  In Episode 11, the vote ended a 4-4-0 tie between Debbie and Hamid. Votes remained the same in the second vote, seeing Debbie eliminated 4-3.

**^5**  In Episode 13, Juan used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Hamid's vote against him.

## Redemption Island

### Days spent on Redemption Island:

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* Hamid is the first Iranian-Canadian male castaway on *Canadian Survivor*.
* Hamid is the first Middle Eastern-Canadian castaway to win the Loved One Challenge and Car Challenge.
* Hamid is the first Middle Eastern to place 3rd on *Canadian Survivor*.
* Hamid, Erika Torres & Sandeep Kabeer won the most individual Immunity Challenges in *Marshall Islands*, with 3.
* Hamid was the ninth player in *Canadian Survivor history* to fall victim to the Car Curse.
* Hamid, Erika Torres and Sandeep Kabeer voted for the same person at every Tribal Council they attended together in *Marshall Islands*.
* Because *Marshall Islands* was the first season with 20 contestants, Hamid became the first person to be the eighteenth person permanently eliminated from a season.
* Hamid's 35th birthday was on Day 1 of *Dominica*.
* Hamid and Erika Torres voted for the same person at every Tribal Council they attended together in *Dominica*.
* Hamid is the first Middle Eastern-Canadian man to be sent to Exile Island.
* Hamid holds the record for most votes received at a single Tribal Council by a Middle Eastern-Canadian male, with 7 votes on Episode 11 in *Dominica*.
* Hamid is the first castaway to win a Reward Challenge that awarded him an advantage for the next Immunity Challenge.
	+ Hamid is the first male castaway, Asian-Canadian castaway and Middle Eastern-Canadian castaway to hold a Challenge Advantage.
	+ The advantage would ultimately not work, with Justin Blackburn winning Individual Immunity.
	+ Hamid is currently the oldest man to hold a Challenge Advantage, at 35-years-old in *Dominica*.
* Hamid is the first Asian-Canadian male and Middle Eastern-Canadian male to place 7th on *Canadian Survivor*.
* Hamid is the first Middle Eastern-Canadian castaway to be eliminated by a Hidden Immunity Idol.
* Hamid holds the records for most votes in a single season, for Asian-Canadian men, with 10 votes in *Dominica*.
* Both times Hamid played, he voted for the eventual winner to win the season.