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Leyla Hussein

1980 - Today

Leyla Hussein

Leyla Hussein (Somali: Leyla Xuseen) is a Somali-born British psychotherapist and social activist. She is the founder of Dahlia project, one of the co-founders of the Daughters of Eve non-profit organization and a Chief Executive of Hawa's Haven. In 2020, Hussein was elected Rector of the University of St Andrews, making her the third woman and first woman of colour to hold this position. Hussein received significant criticism during her role as Rector of the University of St Andrews owing to her lack of involvement in the role. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leyla Hussein is the 823rd most popular businessperson (up from 832nd in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Somalia (up from 52nd in 2019) and the most popular Somali Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Leyla Hussein ranks 823 out of 847. Before her are Sunil Mittal, Samantha Cameron, Randi Zuckerberg, Parag Agrawal, Sam Bankman-Fried, and Sara Blakely. After her are Tom Steyer, Dick Costolo, Katherine Maher, Chanda Kochhar, Tony Hsieh, and Martin Shkreli.

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Sunil Mittal
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 817
Samantha Cameron
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 818
Randi Zuckerberg
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 819
Parag Agrawal
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 820
Sam Bankman-Fried
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 821
Sara Blakely
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 822
Leyla Hussein
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 823
Tom Steyer
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 824
Dick Costolo
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 825
Katherine Maher
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 826
Chanda Kochhar
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 827
Tony Hsieh
1973 - 2020
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 828
Martin Shkreli
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.19
Rank: 829

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Leyla Hussein ranks 937. Before her are Toni Trucks, Zurab Menteshashvili, Katherine Jenkins, Charlotte Rohlin, Texas Battle, and Manus Boonjumnong. After her are Aleksandr Dokturishvili, Erivaldo Antonio Saraiva, Laura Mennell, Aslanbek Khushtov, Ceará, and Fabrizio Moretti.

Others Born in 1980

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Toni Trucks
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 931
Zurab Menteshashvili
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 932
Katherine Jenkins
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 933
Charlotte Rohlin
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 934
Texas Battle
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 935
Manus Boonjumnong
BOXER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 936
Leyla Hussein
BUSINESSPERSON
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 937
Aleksandr Dokturishvili
WRESTLER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 938
Erivaldo Antonio Saraiva
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 939
Laura Mennell
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 940
Aslanbek Khushtov
WRESTLER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 941
Ceará
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 942
Fabrizio Moretti
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 943