Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Ugandan-born British journalist and author
Person human Q8049825
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Summary

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown was born on December 10, 1949[1], in Kampala[2]. She has worked as a journalist[3], broadcaster[4], writer[5], and columnist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,377 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Uganda[8], United Kingdom[9]
  • Educated at: Makerere University[10], Linacre College[11]
  • Award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire[12], honorary master's degree[13], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[14]
  • Sex or gender: female[15]
  • Commons category: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown[16]
  • Family name: Alibhai[17], Brown[18]
  • Given name: Yasmin[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Number of children: 2[21]
  • Has written for: i[22]
  • P14750: A32E-7C77-BD28-0F7E-E549[23]

FAQs

Where was Yasmin Alibhai-Brown born?

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown's place of birth was Kampala[2].

What did Yasmin Alibhai-Brown do for work?

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown worked as a journalist[3], broadcaster[4], writer[5], and columnist[6].

Where did Yasmin Alibhai-Brown go to school?

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown was educated at Makerere University[10] and Linacre College[11].

What awards did Yasmin Alibhai-Brown receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[12], honorary master's degree[13], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . inews.co.uk. Retrieved . inews.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 3d ago · A826 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has written for → i
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  3. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Award received → Member of the Order of the British Empire, honorary master's degree, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
    Educated at → Makerere University, Linacre College
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