Faridah Nakazibwe

Faridah Nakazibwe is a Ugandan journalist, who serves as the Luganda news anchor at NTV Uganda, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1]

Faridah Nakazibwe
Born (1984-08-18) August 18, 1984
Sembabule District, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUgandan
Alma materTaibah High School, Kawempe
(High School Diploma)
Islamic University in Uganda
(Bachelor of Mass Communication)
OccupationJournalist & news anchor
Years active2010–present
Home townSembabule
TitleNews Anchor at NTV Uganda
Spouse(s)
Omar Ssali
(
m. 2016)

Early life and education

Faridah Nakazibwe was born to the late Hajj Shakib Ssenyonjo and Hajat Sarah Ssenyonjo, in what is present-day Sembabule District. She is the second-born in a family of eight siblings.[1]

She attended Kisozi Boarding Primary School, in Kisozi, Gomba District for her early primary education. When the land hosting her school was acquired by president Yoweri Museveni and converted into Kisozi Cattle Ranch, Faridah transferred to Bwala Primary School, in the town of Masaka, where she obtained her primary school leaving certificate. Later, her family relocated to Masaka town.[1]

She studied at Taibah High School, in Kawempe,Kampala, where she obtained her High School Diploma. She then went on to the Islamic University in Uganda, in Mbale, in the country's Eastern Region, graduating with a Bachelor of Mass Communication.[2]

Career

Following the completion of her journalism degree, she was hired by the now defunct WBS Television as a reporter. Two years later, she transferred to NTV Uganda, where she works a news anchor of the evening Luganda telecast and a program host for Mwasuze mutya.[3]

Family

Faridah Nakazibwe is married to Omar Ssali,[4] a Ugandan employed in one of the Middle Eastern countries.[5]

Other considerations

Faridah Nakazibwe is the mother of two daughters, whose father is Engineer Dan Nankunda whom she met at the defunct WBS Television.[1][3] For a period of less than one year, Nakazibwe had a temporary romantic relationship with Al Hajji Moses Kigongo, the vice chairperson of the ruling National Resistance Movement political party in Uganda. She ended that relationship sometime in 2015.[2][6]

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See also

References
  1. Watchdog Uganda (3 April 2018). "10 interesting facts you didn't know about NTV's Faridah Nakazibwe". Kampala: Watchdoguganda.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. Nabiruma, Diana (10 June 2015). "Faridah Nakazibwe opens up about love". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. Tumusiime, Abdulaziizi (13 July 2013). "Your girls on the news: Farida Nakazibwe". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. Okoth, Cecilia (14 May 2018). "Red Pepper to pay Faridah Nakazibwe Sh45 million". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  5. Sqoop Administrator. "Faridah Nakazibwe finally introduces her man to family". Kampala: Sqoop.co.ug. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  6. Observer Media Limited (19 October 2016). "Faridah Nakazibwe Tells All". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 3 November 2018.


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