 Nadirshah was born as the eldest in the family of four to Sulaiman and Suhara Sulaiman.He did his primary education from FACT School, Eloor, Ernakulam and pursued his degree in Literature from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam.He worked at Carborundum Universal, Kochi for a short while, which was a position offered to him, after his father died before his retirement date.