Nahida Esmail
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Nahida Esmail | |
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| Born | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Pen name | Umm Hafsah |
| Occupation | Author Poet Columnist |
| Language | English Swahili |
| Education | Master's in Child Development with Early Childhood Education, Institute of Education, University of London U.K BSc in Psychology Goldsmiths College, University of London U.K |
| Notable awards | CODE's Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature |
| Children | Hafsah Seedat Khaled, Humeira Seedat Khaled |
Nahida Esmail is a Tanzanian author[1] and poet.[2][3] She is a lifetime sponsor of 'The Teen Writers Awards'.[4][5]
Nahida Esmail was born and raised in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[6] She was educated at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and graduated with a BSc in psychology and completed a master's degree in Child Development with Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.[7]
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Personal life
She married and gave birth to two daughters, Hafsah and Humeira Khaled.
