Sumaira Ahmed

Sumaira Ahmed has always had a passion for helping people and teaching.

Her hobbies from a young age were art & crafts related, poetry, problem-solving, and playing puzzle games. These, combined with an inquisitive mind, are what helped push her towards studying Science and earning a Bachelor’s degree in Physics as well as a PGCE in Secondary School Teaching Physics (with the other Sciences).

Now, as a mother of two young girls, she’s connecting her personal experiences and hobbies with her educational background.

She became inspired to start writing books because she personally felt and saw a need for a book that she could read with her own children to lovingly guide them and teach them that they are so much more than their physical appearance, and that life can be so much more enjoyable and fuller when they focus on their inner beauty and what’s on the inside instead. She looks forward to writing many more books to share with the world!

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Below is Lee Benson chatting with Sumaira on the children’s panel from the 25 Jan 2026 Festival .