Maya Jama

Birth Name: Maya Indea Jama

Place of Birth: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 14 August, 1994

Ethnicity:
*Somali (father)
*Scottish, Swedish (mother)

Maya Jama is a British television and radio presenter. Her father is Somali, and her paternal grandparents were from Somaliland. Her maternal grandfather is Scottish. Her maternal grandmother is Swedish.

Maya’s parents are pictured here. Maya was named after American poet and author Maya Angelou.

Maya’s maternal grandfather’s surname is Hadden.

Maya’s maternal grandmother’s surname is Häggkvist.

Sources: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk
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2 Responses

  1. madman says:

    Her grandfather is Scottish.
    https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/7253004/maya-jama-scotland-win-hampden-grandad-scottish/

    Her grandmother is Swedish.
    https://twitter.com/mayajama/status/822848990735695872

    An article mentioning her parents’ ages and that her paternal grandparents were from Somaliland:
    https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/15331328/maya-jamas-estranged-dad-jail-time/

    And based on that, this is almost certainly her mother, meaning her grandmother’s surname was Häggkvist:
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVW2-N5BD

  2. Akwaba says:

    She looks like a mix of Alisha Boe and Doja Cat

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