This archive report was first published on 26 August 2019.
Journalists To Face Off At Somali Glamour Awards ¶
Media personalities, celebrities, and content creators will battle it out for recognition at the Somali Glamour Awards, where some of last year's winners have been nominated for this year's ceremony.
The ceremony, which took place in 2018, saw Citizen TV duo Hussein Mohammed and Jamila Mohamed bag the Male and Female Journalist of the year awards respectively. This year, they will be back to defend their title, along with other media men and women from the Somali community.
The Somali Glamour Awards will be held on August 31 at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC). The nominees include Hussein Mohammed, Jamila Mohamed, Hamza Yussuf, Ayub Andikadir, Kaltun Jumaa, and Hubbah Abdi Hussein, among others.
Other awards beyond the nominated ones could feature, as last year's ceremony featured a Lifetime Achievement Award, which went to Parliamentarian and Majority Leader Aden Duale.
Here is a full list of the nominees:
Male Journalist of The Year ¶
- Hamza Yussuf
- Ayub Abdikadir
- Hussein Mohamed
- Hudheifa Aden
- Khalid Foodhaadhi
Female Journalist of The Year ¶
- Hubbah Abdi Hussein
- Eglan Salah Ali
- Kaltun Jamaa
- Jamila Mohamed
- Sagal Mustafe
Upcoming Young Journalist ¶
- Yussuf Mohamed
- Abdiqafar Hussein
- Abubakar Abdullahi
- Abdiqafar Gababa
- Adan Ibrahim Adenka
