Elon Musk's Indian-origin partner wishes him a happy birthday with clown cake, throwback pic

Elon Musk, celebrating his 54th birthday, has four children with Shivon Zilis. Zilis, an executive at Neuralink, is noted for her special status in Musk's life

Published on: Jun 29, 2025, 15:32:07 IST

By Sanya Jain

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Elon Musk’s Indian-origin partner Shivon Zilis wished him a happy birthday with a then-and-now picture collage on the social media platform X. Zilis shared a throwback picture of Musk with a birthday cake, alongside a more recent picture of the world’s richest man with a similar clown-shaped cake.

Shivon Zilis shared a then vs now picture collage on Elon Musk's birthday

“Happy birthday rocket man,” she wrote.

Shivon Zilis and Elon Musk have four children together: twins Strider and Azure (born in November 2021), a daughter named Arcadia, and a son named Seldon Lycurgus.

Their children were not pictured in this particular birthday post, but do appear occasionally on Shivon Zilis’ X page.

Who is Shivon Zilis?

Shovon Zilis is a Canadian businesswoman and executive at Neuralink, the neurotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk. She was born to a Punjabi mother and a Canadian father.

Musk, CEO of Tesla, also has other children with multiple women - he has been vocal about his attempts to repopulate the earth.

However, a recent Wall Street Journal report indicated that Zilis enjoys “special status” within Musk’s inner circle. According to the report, she is the “most prominent of Musk’s mothers”.

Elon Musk turns 54

Elon Musk celebrated his 54th birthday on June 29. It was a day marked with celebrations but also with protests. According to a CBC report, demonstrations were held across North America against Musk on the occasion of his birthday.

Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, wished him on his birthday with a photo collage and a sweet caption. “Happy birthday Elon Musk,” she wrote. “My genius boy. Thank you for 54 years of fun, sleepless nights, excitement, surprises and entertainment. So proud of you.”

(Also read: Elon Musk’s son challenges mom Shivon Zilis with endless questions, Grok to the rescue)

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Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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