Sumayya Hassan
CEO Takaful Insurance of AfricaSumayya is the first female CEO of Takaful Insurance of Africa (TIA) having been appointed to office in August 2020. TIA is the first fully-fledged Takaful operator in East and Central Africa.
She is a lawyer, an Eisenhower Fellow, and an alumnus of the University of Nairobi, Lancaster University, the University of Bristol, the University of Oxford Säid Business School, and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree, a Master of Laws degree, and a Diploma in Law. She also holds an Advanced Management Diploma from the Oxford Säid Business School, a Certificate in Takaful, and a Stanford Seed Transformation Program Certificate from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
She has received several local and international awards including the Top 40 Under 40, Lifetime Achievement, Best CEO in Kenya, Outstanding Women Leadership Awards, 100 Most Influential Kenyan Muslims, 30 Most Inspirational African Muslim Women, Top 25 Most Influential CEOs Impacting Business, Top 60 Most Influential CEOs impacting the Economy, CEO of the Year and Best Woman CEO - Takaful.
She sits on several boards of listed and private companies, and the not-for-profit sector including Solargen Technologies, Safari Doctors, and Islamic Relief Kenya.
A youth and women empowerment champion, she has initiated various programs for the economic empowerment of youth and women. She is the Patron of the Muslim Deaf Association of Kenya, an organization that focuses on empowering the deaf and hearing impaired.
She is the Hostess of ‘Aspire’ a TV show on leadership and personal development; and is an advisor, keynote speaker, and trainer on law, takaful, leadership, and governance.