Hanna Yusuf Bio
Hanna Yusuf was a London-based journalist working as a reporter for the BBC News. She was born in 1992 in Somalia. She previously worked as a TV producer for the BBC News Channel and the News at One.
I turned 27! Here are some absolute scenes from my birthday picnic in Baarn, NL pic.twitter.com/vR1tnylDJZ
— Hanna Yusuf (@HannaAYusuf) July 1, 2019
Earlier Life
She was the recipient of a Scott Trust bursary for an MA in newspaper journalism at the University of London in 2017, following her degree at Queen Mary, University of London. She also volunteered as a media and student adviser for a non-profit interfaith foundation.
A great time was had with loved ones in my hometown ❤️💛 pic.twitter.com/gJhLuHolJf
— Hanna Yusuf (@HannaAYusuf) July 1, 2019
Hanna Yusuf BBC News Journalist
Hanna Yusuf was a London-based broadcast journalist working as a reporter for the BBC News website. She previously worked as a TV producer for the BBC News Channel and the News at One. Before that Hanna was a researcher for BBC News at Six and Ten.
Hanna has worked across BBC News programmes on original, exclusive and agenda-setting stories. She had worked with whistleblowers and victims of serious crimes who wish to protect their anonymity. Hanna continues to work with sensitive sources and has a clean record of protecting them.
New hair, #NewProfilePic 😱✨ pic.twitter.com/lj7ndlfkpW
— Hanna Yusuf (@HannaAYusuf) July 16, 2019
Before joining the BBC, Hanna’s writing was featured widely in the British and international press. She worked as a reporter and featured writer for The Independent, and, as a freelancer, contributed to The Times, ITV, BBC Three, The Muslim News, The National (UAE), Grazia Magazine, among others.
Her contributions to the debate around the hijab and feminist theory have been widely referenced in the UK and beyond. She is one of many experts that contributed to Gemma Cairney’s book: Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be.
Hanna Yusuf Death and Cause
His family released a statement on Monday, September 30th, 2019 saying they were deeply saddened and heartbroken by the death of the vibrant professional who became a bridge between the media and the community.
She was 27 years old. Many will know Hanna for her incredible contributions to journalism and for her work at the BBC. While we mourn her loss, we hope that his legacy will serve as an inspiration and beacon to her fellow colleagues and to her community and her meaningful memory and the people she has touched for many years lives on, the statement read.
They added that they would notify the community about funeral arrangements in due course. Her cause of death has not been released.
Tributes
After the news of her death broke on social media, colleagues paid tribute to Yusuf’s qualities as a journalist and friend.
Many who campaigned for this change are heartbroken rn because, while all this was going on, we lost a member of our community of black journalists. Hanna Yusuf was so young & talented, w much promise & life ahead. My thoughts are with her family & friends https://t.co/phO2hi6qQG pic.twitter.com/lJgMaVIqLg
— Afua Hirsch (@afuahirsch) September 30, 2019
Just heard the terrible news about Hanna Yusuf. We never met in person but she would always send me very kind texts in times of difficulty, and her generosity towards someone she didn’t know was a real testament to her character.
All love to her family, friends and colleagues.
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) September 30, 2019
Hanna Yusuf. The light of my life. I can’t believe I’m writing this. The world has lost the most fabulous & talented person they could ever know. Rest in perfect peace my angel. I will always love you, and I’ll miss you so so much. Good night my dear, & see you one day up there x pic.twitter.com/fxJ5mfZ8VR
— dear, sam (@meandlucasxo) September 30, 2019
