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strategic positioning. From a diversification perspective I would like to invest in other serviceorientated businesses, which of course must be woman-owned.”

Hassan has three children, Tariq, 18, Aaliah, 14, and Inam, 11. She is 45 but says: “That’s just a number in my head. I feel 25.” Husband Imtiaz is also 45.

The family live on La Lucia Ridge and Hassan was born in Durban “and Johannesburg-bred”, she says.

Her high school was Overport Secondary, where she matriculated in 1989 before moving on to the University of KwaZulu-Natal where she graduated in 1994. She later became an advocate.

One of her early jobs was as legal adviser to iProp Ltd.

What are Hassan’s goals in her business and personal life?