Socialite and businesswoman Zari Hassan has clarified that she was born in 1980, dismissing claims that her birth year is 1978 as indicated on a leaked passport.
Zari celebrated her 46th birthday on Wednesday and addressed the ongoing discussion about her age during an interview with Sanyuka TV.
The mother of five explained that although the leaked passport showed 1978 as her year of birth, she said the document did not reflect her actual birth year.
“I’m 46. I know people keep arguing about my age, saying I’m older than that. My leaked passport showed a different year, but everyone has their own way of obtaining their migration papers when they go outside Uganda. I had to change my birth year for that,” she said.
Zari's clarification comes after the leaked document sparked debate on social media, with some users questioning her stated age.
She maintained that 1980 is her actual year of birth and that the discrepancy was linked to the documents she used when settling in South Africa.