Dr Shamila Ramjawan

Global awardee entrepreneur, speaker, host of Red Corner Show

On the surface Dr Shamila Ramjawan, former Mrs Johannesburg 2019, is an accomplished, renowned, formidable and well-respected multiple global award winning entrepreneur. As a young widow raising two children and taking many business risks, her journey has been one of consistently breaking barriers.

She uses her inspiring life stories to inspire and motivate individuals to unleash their true potential. Shamila is a Business Management Lecturer at the University of South Africa (Unisa), and a global women empowerment speaker who focuses on personal branding, mentoring and coaching.

She earned a Honorary Doctorate of Humanitarianism from the Global International Alliance (GIA), United States of America, accredited by International Association for Continuing Education and Training Accreditation (IACET), USA for her humanitarian work across the globe. She was appointed as a Board Member for the GIA and is currently the Chairperson for South Africa.

Shamila is the South African Chairperson for Ladies of All Nations International (LOANI UK) the largest women empowerment platform in the world, with a representation in 150 countries. She was recently appointed as the Country Director (South Africa) for the International Youth Society (IYS), with a representation in over 140 countries and is the President of the IYS in South Africa.

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