Rising woman: How Lina pursued her dream career as an all-round auditor

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Besides managing an audit portfolio of multinational clients, Ms Lina has been in charge of the technical department at PricewaterhouseCoopers

I was born in Dar es Salaam. After my primary education, I went to study in India where for my first degree in Commerce. Having been away from my family for eight years. I returned to Dar es Salaam, started working as a management trainee and joined IFM to study for a Post-Graduate Diploma in Finance Management. In 1995, I completed my CPA (T) and won several awards for getting the highest scores in most subjects. I remember the Chief Guest for the graduation was our retired President Ali Hassan Mwinyi when he heard my name being nominated more than five times, he started laughing with the-then NBAA Executive Director, Mr Utouh, and asked if there were more awards in my name. He then recommended I stand beside the podium and take all the awards before returning to my seat. My mother was reluctant to let me study beyond my first degree and kept insisting I needed to get married in my early twenties. However, my father supported me and I was able to acquire the above qualifications. My spouse gave me equal opportunity to thrive at work and provided me with the necessary support to raise our daughters and take care of our home when I had to work long hours and travel frequently for audit engagements.

Rising woman: How Lina pursued her dream career as an all-round auditor

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