Who is Kendall Jenner’s handsome model bestie, Fai Khadra? Simi and Haze’s brother works with Dior, Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga, hangs with the Kardashians and Hadids, and pens songs for Justine Skye

Fai Khadra has modelled for numerous major fashion brands, but is also a trained architect and songwriter

Simi and Haze Khadra may be considered “It” girls in fashion and beauty, but their brother Fai is also a permanent fixture in the same circles.

Fai Khadra was born in LA but his parents are Palestinian.

Besides being well known as Kendall Jenner’s bestie, Fai, who’s in his early 30s, is sought after by high fashion brands, has dated a string of famous models, and has written songs for various artists.

But as GQ pointed out to Fai ahead of an interview with him earlier this year, finding information about him online isn’t easy. “There’s so much information online, and it can be so exhausting trying to correct people or make people understand,” he replied.

Here’s everything we’ve gathered about the socialite so far:

Fai Khadra was born to a Palestinian family in Los Angeles

Per GQ Middle East, Fai was born in Los Angeles to Palestinian parents but has lived in cities including London and Riyadh.

Although he has a multicultural background, he resolutely defines himself Palestinian. “Whenever people ask me where I’m from, I always say I’m Palestinian,” he told the publication.

Fai Khadra is a trained architect, among his other talents.

According to Grazia, Fai comes from an artistic family. His dad is an art collector, while his mum runs a women’s fashion boutique called The Art of Living in Saudi Arabia. It is perhaps not too surprising then to hear that Fai himself is a trained architect, as stated in his interview with GQ.

His sisters are Simi and Haze Khadra

Simi Khadra is reportedly dating The Weeknd

Fai is the brother of 30-year-old identical twins Simi and Haze Khadra, known for being DJs, models and beauty entrepreneurs. According to Elle, Simi and Haze – aka Simihaze on socials – have been regulars at fashion weeks since their early teens.

According to People, Simi has been dating musician The Weeknd since 2022. The “Starboy” singer, born Abel Tesfaye, was previously romantically linked to high-profile celebrities Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid.

He’s a model

Fai Khadra is a model

Khadra has fronted campaigns for everyone from Ralph Lauren and Zara to Bulgari, Moncler, Louis Vuitton and Alexander Wang.

Fai Khadra for Gris Dior.

In October, he walked Balenciaga’s spring-summer 2024 runway in Paris, per GQ. He also joined fellow celebs Jenna Ortega, Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn and Maya Hawke, The Woman King’s Thuso Mbedu, singer Liu Yuxin and French rapper Orelsan to front a new campaign for Dior Beauty’s Gris Dior.

He was announced as an ambᴀssador for the French brand in April. “I think that the most common values that I share with the brand are a visual and design appreciation, a love for fashion and most importantly a love for art,” he told GQ.

He’s a songwriter

Fai Khadra is also a songwriter

Khadra also unleashes his creativity in songwriting. According to Grazia, he has written songs for musicians such as Justine Skye and Blood Orange and also posts his own work on SoundCloud.

He has A-list friends

Fai Khadra is one of Kendall Jenner’s closest friends

Khadra is already known for being one of Kendall Jenner’s closest confidantes – he’s also hung out with her family and made cameos on Keeping Up with the Kardashians – but he counts plenty of other A-listers among his inner circle too.

He’s been spotted with celebs like Gigi and Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti, Rita Ora, Jordyn Woods and Kendall’s sister Kylie Jenner. He’s been linked to so many model friends that Elle even dubbed him “the model set’s favourite man friend”.

Who has he dated?

Despite his starry friends, Fai Khadra has managed to retain a surprising amount of privacy

Initially, there were rumours that Khadra and Kendall Jenner were dating, after they were seen together on countless occasions, but the Victoria’s Secret model put that speculation to rest in 2019 when she posted a selfie of them on Instagram with the caption: “We don’t date he’s just my date.”

So who does a man like Khadra – an architect, songwriter, model – date?

According to Elle, the two women he’s been linked with romantically in the past include model Devon Windsor and Leo’s ex, actress Camila Morrone.