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Leyla Hussein

1980 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leyla Hussein has received more than 119,674 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Leyla Hussein is the 833rd most popular businessperson (down from 699th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Somalia (down from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Somali Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Leyla Hussein ranks 833 out of 847. Before her are Tom Steyer, Cyrus Mistry, Natalia Ponce de León, Steve Coast, Sara Blakely, and Christopher Poole. After her are Rauan Kenzhekhanuly, Randi Zuckerberg, Vinita Bali, Padmasree Warrior, Steve Huffman, and Wences Casares.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Leyla Hussein ranks 1,063. Before her are Javier Camuñas, Xisco, Matt Barnes, José Carlos Garcia Leal, Mubarak Hassan Shami, and Yuliya Tabakova. After her are Hideomi Yamamoto, Casey Wilson, Mikhail Chipurin, Elin Nordegren, Jung Jae-eun, and Nicolas Devilder.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Leyla Hussein ranks 52 out of 58. Before her are Aden Madobe (1956), Samia Yusuf Omar (1991), Liban Abdi (1988), Mohamed Suleiman (1969), Asha Haji Elmi (1962), and Abdi Nageeye (1989). After her are Ayub Daud (1990), Mohammed Ahmed (1991), Abdisalam Ibrahim (1991), Ilwad Elman (1990), Nadifa Mohamed (1981), and Nimco Ali (1983).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Somalia

Among businesspeople born in Somalia, Leyla Hussein ranks 1. 

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