Mursal Hedayat
Mursal Hedayat | |
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| Born | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds (BSc) |
Mursal Hedayat MBE is a British businesswoman. She was awarded the Barclays Woman in the Community Award 2021.[1]
She is the founder and CEO of tech social enterprise start-up Chatterbox, an online language school that trains and employs refugees as teachers, enabling people to take advantage of the language skills of asylum seekers[2][3] The refugee teachers have higher education and were often qualified professionals in their countries of origin.[4] Chatterbox works with corporate clients and has gained support from British and Silicon Valley investors.[5] In 2018, Chatterbox won a ‘Next Billion’ Edtech Prize for high impact innovative technology.[6]
Hedayat is a Forbes 30 under 30[7] and was awarded an MBE in 2021 for services to Social Enterprise, Technology and the Economy.
Early life
[edit]Hedayat was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her family fled the Taliban when she was four and took refuge in the United Kingdom, where Hedayat grew up in Camden, North London.[8] After moving between primary schools, she completed her secondary education at the Camden School for Girls, where she served as Head Girl.[9][10] She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics and Mathematics from University of Leeds in 2015.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mursal Hedayat MBE - Women of the Year". www.womenoftheyear.co.uk/. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Refugee women leaders: Mursal Hedayat | UK for UNHCR". United Kingdom for UNHCR. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Chatterbox". Refugee Investment Network. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Mursal Hedayat | Innovators Under 35". www.innovatorsunder35.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Mursal Hedayat". worldskillsconference.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ a b Business-jadu. "Mursal Hedayat". business.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Mursal Hedayat". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ Smith, Ben (19 October 2018). "mursal hedayat - chatterbox". London on the Inside (LOTI). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Benigson, Moira (18 March 2022). ""Change is way past overdue": in conversation with Mursal Hedayat MBE, founder and CEO at Chatterbox". The MBS Group. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Mursal Hedayat". WISE. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- Living people
- 21st-century British businesswomen
- Afghan emigrants to England
- Afghan refugees
- Alumni of the University of Leeds
- Businesspeople from the London Borough of Camden
- Businesspeople in technology
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Camden School for Girls
- People from Kabul
- Refugees in the United Kingdom
- Women chief executives