A well-rounded accomplished professional accountant with 24 years’ experience, with more than 17 years’ experience in the mining industry with a Masters in Strategic Management (BCOM, FCCA). Holding key strategic roles throughout her career. In May 2018 promoted to Managing Director, being the first woman and the first Motswana woman to serve in this capacity for a diamond mining company in Botswana and the youngest female MD in mining in the world.
Served as a board member on the Debswana Pension Fund, Botswana Accountancy College and Pula Medical Aid. Recently appointed as a board member at First National Bank Botswana rated the best bank in the country.
Labelled by Forbes, the New Yorker, Mining Weekly and Vogue as the youngest female to run a diamond mine in the world and a trail blazer in the industry. In Nov 2020 nominated as the Top 100 Women in Mining.
Nominated under the Business Woman of the year category at the 2022 All Africa Business Leaders Awards. Women nominated under this category embody outstanding leadership in business and have achieved positive financial results, sound management, proven corporate governance, increased shareholder value, and embody intangible qualities such as vision and integrity.
Awarded the Forbes Woman Africa Impact Award at the 2022 All Africa Business Leaders Awards. The award honors female leaders who have transformed a market, company, product or service and who, through their work, have made a remarkable difference in bringing about impact and change in the lives of communities. This award has only been awarded to 4 women (Naseem included) in the 10 years history of the AABLA Awards.
Conferred with the African Mining Personality of the Year Award during the 11th African Leadership Magazine Awards in 2023. The award is in recognition of Naseem Lahri’s strategic leadership pedigree in the mining sector which is marked by excellence, tenacity and dedication to duty.
Ms Naseem Banu Lahri will be a panellist in the Panel Discussion: Emerging the Mine-To-Market Value Chain in Botswana
DAY 1 – 11 October 2023
14:00 – 15:30
