Farida Kabir

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Farida Mohammad Kabir
Born25th July 1992
NationalityNigeria
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
EducationMasters Degree
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
Occupations

Farida Mohammad Kabir (born 25 July 1992) is a Nigerian-British epidemiologist, software developer, and technology entrepreneur.[1][2] She is the team lead for Google Women TechMakers and co-organizer for Google Developer Group, Abuja. She is also the founder and Chief Executive of OTRAC, a health technology company that develops enterprise software systems for the healthcare sector in Nigeria.

Early life and education[change | change source]

Farida Kabir was born in London, UK, in 1992.[3] She attended primary school in Lagos and secondary school in Kaduna Nigeria. She holds bachelor's degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.[2] In 2015, she was trained as a front line field epidemiologist by the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program of the NCDC. She also holds an MBA from the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank.[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Business News Nigeria | Daily Updates | Businessday.ng". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Farida Kabir". F6S. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  3. "Farida Kabir. Farida Mohammed Kabir is a Nigerian epidemiologist, software developer, and technology entrepreneur who is passionate about merging health and tec". ww.en.freejournal.org. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  4. "I'm very passionate about access to quality and affordable healthcare". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2021-06-12.[permanent dead link]