Jihan Abass

Jihan Abass (born 1993/1994) is a Kenyan entrepreneur and businesswoman who is the founder and CEO of Lami Insurance Technology, an insurance technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya, and Lami Direct Insurance, a digital vehicle insurance company.[1][2][3] Abass founded Lami to increase Africa's low insurance coverage.[4]

Jihan Abass
Born1993 or 1994 (age 29–30)
Kenya
EducationUniversity of Oxford (MBA)
Bayes Business School (undergraduate degree)
Known forFounder and CEO of Lami Insurance Technology and Lami Direct Insurance

Abass was formerly a commodity futures trader and sugar trader at a trading house in London, England, where she traded on the New York City and London sugar markets.[1][2][3]

Abass has an MBA from the University of Oxford and an undergraduate degree in finance from Bayes Business School.[2]

Honors and awards

In 2020, Abass was picked to represent Africa at InsureTech Connect 2020.[5]

In 2021, Quartz named her an Africa Innovator.[1][4]

In 2022, Aljazeera Africa Direct covered a documentary about Jihan's Business.[6] In 2022, featured as cover story in Lioness of Africa 2022.[7]

References
  1. "Quartz Africa Innovators 2021: Female innovators lead the way". Quartz Africa. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. "Jihan Abass". Africa Tech Summit Kigali. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. "Kenyan woman, 26, sets up country's first digital car insurance company". Reuters. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. Mureithi, Carlos (22 September 2021). "Who is building the tech infrastructure for African businesses?". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. Muriuki, Benjamin (11 September 2020). "Jihan Abass: Kenyan woman to represent Africa at world InsureTech Connect 2020". Citizen TV. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. "Jihan's Venture: A businesswoman in Kenya". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  7. "Jihan Abass, a Kenyan innovator in digital insurance". Lionesses of Africa. Retrieved 30 March 2023.


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