Safeena Husain Age, Wiki and Bio

Safeena Husain

Quick Info

ProfessionSocial Activist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth21/01/1971
Age53 years
BirthplaceNew Delhi, India

Bio/Wiki

Profession(s)Social Activist and Entrepreneur

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolDelhi Public School, R. K. Puram
College/University
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (1992-1995)
  • Harvard Business School (2012)
  • Harvard Business School Executive Education (2015)
Educational QualificationBachelor of Science (BSc), Economics History
LinkedIn
  • Executive Education Program, Building a Global Enterprise in India
  • Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM)

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsHansal Mehta (film director)
Marriage Date22/05/2022
Marriage PlaceTaj Campton Place, San Francisco, California

Relationships & More

Husband/SpouseHansal Mehta (film director)
Children
Daughter
  • Kimaya (elder)
  • Rihanna (younger)
Parents
FatherYusuf Bakshish Husain (an actor and a historian)
MotherName not known

Family

FatherYusuf Bakshish Husain
MotherName not known
SpouseHansal Mehta
Children
Daughter
  • Kimaya (elder)
  • Rihanna (younger)

Career

Awards, Honours, Achievements
  • Beyond Business Award by Economic Times (2019)
  • Women Transforming India Award by NITI Aayog (2017)
  • NDTV-L'Oreal Women of Worth Award (2016)
  • Listed in the Empowering Billion Women's 100 List of Most Influential Global Leaders Empowering Women Worldwide (2015)
  • Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship by Skoll Foundation (2015)
  • The WISE Award presented by Qatar Foundaiton (2015)
  • Stars Impact Award by Stars Foundation (2014)
  • USAID Millenium Alliance Award by Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways (2014)
  • Chosen as a Rainer Arnhold Fellow (2013)
  • Chosen as a Women Change Maker India Fellow by Womanity Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland (2012)
  • Winner of India Development Marketplace Competition held by World Bank (2011)
  • Awarded Winner Edelgive Social Innovation Honours Award by Edelgive Foundation (2011)
  • Winner of Dasra Village Capital Award (2010)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Safeena tied the knot with acclaimed film director Hansal Mehta.
Established Educate Girls (EG) to empower girls through education in India.
Educate Girls has over 950,000 enrolled girls, benefiting 11.5 million individuals.
The organization boasts 2,000 staff members and 15,000 volunteers.
She affectionately calls the girl volunteers 'Balika Volunteers'.
Recognized in the Top 100: Most Inspiring Kindergarten to 12th Educationists list.
Showcased on Times Now's 'Amazing Indians' segment.
Looks up to her father and husband as equality advocates.
Serves as an advisor for various Non-Profit Organisations besides Educate Girls.