Zari Hassan is one of the most famous socialites in East Africa. She has always been in the limelight with controversies rocking her. Zari Hassan husband, who is as young as her kid, has been the talk of town as they’ve been showing romance in public.
In this article, Times Digital is going to look at Zari Hassan’s life before fame and how she became a superstar.
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Zari Hassan first Husband
The Uganda superstar was married to a South African tycoon born in Uganda, Ivan Ssemwanga, in her first marriage.

However Zari Hassan and Ivan Ssemwanga managed to stay in the relationship for 9 years where they were blessed with 3 kids.
How many children does Zari have?
Zari Hassan children together with Ivan include Pinto, Raphael, and Quincy.

Also, the socialite managed to have two other kids with popular Tanzania singer Diamond Platnumz when they were in a relationship.
Actually this is when Zari Hassan age debate became alive as she was simply older than Diamond.

Where does Zari Hassan get money from?
According to Uganda sources, she amassed huge amounts of money from her ex husband’s fortune.

Zari now wants to create a huge business empire that will make her billions which will in turn benefit his five kids.
“I can’t do that as a musician because it takes a lot of time before you can actually earn from music..” the Ugandan socialite said during a past interview.
Zari Hassan before the fame
The boss Lady grew up in Jinja and her maternal grandma is Ugandan whereas her grandfather has Indian decency.

Zari paternal grandma came from Burundi and her husband was of Somalia origin.
Zari Hassan parents are Nasur and Halima Hassan who gave birth to her in the 1980’s.

Even before the public knew her, Zari found her musical potential when she was a young child.

She began singing in elementary school and at one time gave a performance at the end-of-year event for her school.
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She also participated in musical talent shows and contests, the most of which were put on by the staff at her school.

After completing school, she became a professional singer in Uganda where she even won several awards.

However after a few years in the industry, she ventured into the business world where she has evidently flourished.