Zanzibar Youth Awards 2021: All the nominees

The nominees were shortlisted in 18 categories, three of which are for entertainment while the rest cover key sectors such as technology, photography, education and film.

Rapper Zenji Boy is the most nominated artist with two nods in the Outstanding Youth in Music and Best Artist of the Year categories.

Fans can vote for their favourite acts on the ZTAs official website.

Below is the full list of nominees:

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