Zanzibar Youth Awards 2021: All the winners
Tanzanian rapper Zenji Boy won the Best Artist of the Year Award at the 2021 Zanzibar Youth Awards (ZYAs) at Michenzani Mall Hall in Stone Town, Zanzibar, on 23 January.
Zenji Boy was nominated alongside Sultan King and Smile The Genius who won in the Outstanding Youth in Music category. Other winners included Neema Surrie, who received the Entertainment Personality of the Year Award, and Rashid Ali, who was named Best Media Personality of the Year.
The ZYAs are organised annually to acknowledge young people in 18 categories, three of which are for entertainment while the rest cover key sectors such as technology, photography, education and film.
Below is the full list of winners:
Outstanding Youth in Music
- Smile The Genius
- Zenji Boy
- Halfan Rashid (Fany Boy)
Best Artist of the Year
- Smile The Genius
- Zenji Boy
- Sultan King
Entertainment Personality of the Year
- Neema Surrie
- Sultan Ahmed
- Aisha Bakary
Best Cultural Promotion Award
- Faisal Foum
- Halka Ahmed
Best Filmmaker of the Year
- Yasir Abdul Khamis
- Mudy Sule
- Said Ali Said
Best Actor/Actress of the Year
- Zainab Vuai Abdallah (Bunaiza)
- Nadir Twalib
- Fatma Kombo Faki
Outstanding Youth in Health Care
- Abdulwahid Ali Hassan
- Mahmoud Karim Zam
- Said Mtawa
Outstanding Diaspora in Community Impact Award
- Nawal Simpon
- Abdulkarim Yazid
Outstanding Youth in Sports
- Hussein Said
- Kamal Masoud
- Hafidha Shaaban
Outstanding Youth in Environmental Protection
- Mahfoudh Haji
- Zildat Juma
- Ali Hamad
Best Media Personality of the Year
- Rashid Ali
- Issa Chiwile
- Abubakar Harith
Outstanding Youth in Youth Empowerment
- Adil Ali Bakar
- Yunus Mrisho
- Kassim Omar
- Kigeni Haji
Best Tech/Science Innovator of the Year
- Khalidi Ally
- Maaher Bhaloo
- Abdulrahman Hafidh
Best Photographer of the Year
- Aboubakar Burhan
- Maryam Samwel
- Fahad Alves
Best Entrepreneur of the Year
- Mahmuda Salum
- Shuwena Salim
- Hamdu Ali
- Mahmuda Msabah
Outstanding Youth in Agriculture
- Hasani Jumanne
- Johnson Ndamba
- Mohammed Haji
Tourism Champion of the Year
- Ali Jape
- Biubwa Khamis
- Fathiya Abdulhamid
Outstanding Youth in Education
- Seif Said
- Haitham Nassor
- Abdulhamid Mzee
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