Zarinah Hassan (born on 23 September 1980), commonly known as Zari Hassan, alias Zari the Boss Lady, is a Ugandan socialite, musician, businesswoman and actress, who resides in South Africa.
[1][2][3] She is the heiress and CEO of Brooklyn City College (BCC), a South African based diverse, progressive educational institute which she co-founded with her late husband Ivan Ssemwanga.
[4][5][6] Hassan returned to her native Uganda in 2004, after two years in the United Kingdom.
[8] In May 2017, Semwanga had a massive stroke and was admitted to Steve Biko Academic Hospital.
[10] Following the funeral, Hassan returned to South Africa to manage her businesses and some of her late husband's enterprises.