Anisa Haghdadi

Anisa Haghdadi
Awards British Empire Medal[1][2]

Anisa Haghdadi is a British social entrepreneur and a recipient of the British Empire Medal for Services to Education and Young People..[2] Since the start of 2013 she has worked as Founder and CEO of Beatfreeks.[3]

Anisa grew up in Birmingham, England, attending King Edwards VI Five Ways School, before graduating from Aston University in 2012 with a degree in Business and Management.[2]


She set up her first social enterprise, Strictly Street, aged 15,[1] and has since co-founded Fifteen Minute Trainer Ltd,[4] Identity Dance Project[5] Canis Major,[6] and Beatfreeks - an award-winning social enterprise engaging young people in arts, training and leadership opportunities.[2]

In 2012, after being awarded the Birmingham Young Professional of The Year Aspiring Talent Award,[7] Haghdadi was invited to sit on the Birmingham Future Commission.[5] In 2013, she was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to education and young people.[8]

In 2015, Anisa was awarded Sky Academy Arts Scholarship for Creative Producing out of 1000+ applications. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aston University graduate honoured by Queen... aged 23". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 2nd Aug 13
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Aston graduate awarded British Empire Medal in Queen’s Birthday Honours". Aston University. Retrieved 2nd Aug 13
  3. ↑ "Haghdadi's LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23rd Feb 15
  4. ↑ "Anisa's Profile". Birmingham Future Commission. Retrieved 2nd Aug 13
  5. 1 2 "Aston graduate awarded British Empire Medal in Queen’s Birthday Honours". Aston Business School
  6. ↑ "Are you ready for the Canis Major Revolution?". Librascope. Retrieved 2nd Aug 13
  7. ↑ "Birmingham Young Professional crowned". Insider Midlands. Retrieved 2nd Aug 13
  8. ↑ Williams, Rob (14 June 2013). "The Queen's Birthday Honours list — in full". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  9. ↑ https://www.skyacademy.com/news/#/news/meet-the-new-sky-academy-arts-scholars/
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