Sabbah Haji

Sabbah Haji
Born1982
Dubai, UAE
NationalityIndian
Education
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Director/Teacher at Haji Public School (2009-2021)
  • Managing Editor/Content Writer in plaNETsurf Creation Pvt Ltd (2008)
  • Content Writer/Copy Editor in Digital Media Convergence Ltd (2007-08)
  • Team Lead (English Support Services) in Deluxe Digital Studios (2005-07)
  • Staff Accountant (Audit Trainee) in KPMG, Bangalore (2003-04)
Known forHaji Public School
Parent(s)Mohammed Saleem Haji and Tasneem Akhtar Malik
Awards
  • L'oreal Paris Femina Award 2013 for Education
  • ICICI Bank Advantage Woman Award, 2018
  • State Award for Social Reforms and Empowerment, 2017
  • Jijabai Women Achievers’ Award, 2014 – Education
  • Lavasa Women's Drive Awards – Education, 2013
  • L'Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards 2013 – Education, 2013
  • CNN-IBN Real Heroes Award 2012

Sabbah Haji is the former Director of Haji Public School,[1][2] a not-for-profit school established in 2009 by her family in their ancestral village in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[3][4] Sabbah was born in Dubai in 1982 where her father, Saleem Haji, was a manager in a shipping company. Sabbah's family is from Breswana village of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. Her family shifted to Dubai in early 1980s and then to Bangalore in 1997. She finally returned to her native village, Breswana, to run the Haji Public School with her family, with the school being the main focus of her life, till she quit in November 2021.[4]

  1. ^ "Rural Rockstars: Sabbah Haji's Haji Public School is one her major achievements".
  2. ^ "How JK Rowling's tweet has put a school in Jammu & Kashmir in spotlight".
  3. ^ "How One School Is Bringing World Class Education to 320 Children in Remote Jammu & Kashmir - The Better India". The Better India. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Shurukaro.com - Interview with Ms. Sabbah Haji, Director, Haji Public School, Breswana, Jammu and Kashmir". www.shurukaro.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.