Mustafa Hassanali

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Mustafa Hassanali
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Born (1980-06-09) 9 June 1980 (age 43)
Nationality Tanzanian
OccupationFashion designer
Website www.mustafahassanali.net
Hassanali at the Khangalicious Fashion Show Khangalicious Fashion Show, Movenpick Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.jpg
Hassanali at the Khangalicious Fashion Show

Mustafa Hassanali (born June 9, 1980) is a Tanzanian fashion designer [1] [2] [3] and doctor.[ citation needed ]

Hassanali's work features detailed beadwork and embellishments. His collections have been showcased widely throughout Africa and Italy.[ citation needed ] Namely, pieces from Hassanali's portfolio have been displayed at fashion weeks in Cape Town, Uganda, and Kenya, and at other events such as the Vukani Fashion Awards in Pretoria, the Miss Ethiopia Beauty pageant, the Mediterranean Fashion Festival in Sicily, Italy, and signature shows in Tanzania.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Mustafa Hassanali to Showcase in Douala, Cameroon". Tanzania Daily News. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. Billings, Sabrina (2013). Language, Globalization and the Making of a Tanzanian Beauty Queen. Channel View Publications. p. 110. ISBN   9781783090754.
  3. Otiso, Kefa M. (2013). Culture and Customs of Tanzania. Greenwood. pp. 137–138. ISBN   9780313339783.