'Young, Famous & African': A look at the net worth of entrepreneur and mom Zari Hassan

Hassan owns a collection of premium cars, some of which are Black Mercedes Benz E250, Audi Q, Range Rover Evoque, and a Bentley
UPDATED MAR 18, 2022
Zari "The Boss Lady" Hassan from 'Young, Famous & African' (Instagram - @zarithebosslady)
Zari "The Boss Lady" Hassan from 'Young, Famous & African' (Instagram - @zarithebosslady)

Netflix's reality star 'Young, Famous & African' will see African celebrity Zari Hassan as one of the contestants. Hassan is a businesswoman and entrepreneur with almost all of her investments being in South Africa, where she owns a cosmetic shop and a tertiary college and also pursuing her musical career. 

Zari started her career as a professional musician. Some of her songs include, 'Oliwange', 'Jukila', 'Kagome', 'Kikoona', 'Hotter Than Them', 'Falling In Love', and 'In Love With The Dance Floor'. When she moved to Kampala after attending high school, she used to perform karaoke time and again; that's how much she enjoyed singing. She later delved into the business world, thereby procuring her wealth from one-to-many sources. Read on to know more about this reality show's celebrity star. 

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Also known as "The Boss Lady", Hassan likes living life like royalty and her lifestyle is a testament to that. The main source of her luxurious lifestyle and wealth comes from a massive share of the money left behind by her late husband, Ivan Semwanga. Semwanga left behind a real estate company. The real estate company is supposedly one of the biggest and most successful firms in South Africa. Besides this, Hassan owns a 5-star hotel in Kampala, several schools across Brooklyn. Today, Zari's net worth comes to a total of $8.8 million! 

In addition, Zari is also the CEO in managing the multiple schools both in and around Brooklyn as well as in South Africa. She owns a collection of premium cars, some of which include a Black Mercedes Benz E250, Audi Q, Range Rover Evoque, and a Bentley.

Zari shares two children with the Tanzanian music rockstar, Diamond Platnumz. Her kids too will inherit about 30% of the properties as well, in the future. 

'Young, Famous & African' premieres on March 18, 2022, on Netflix. 

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