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Samira Yasmin

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Samira Yasmin

Data Journalist

The Economist · London, United Kingdom

“The long arc of a strong foundation.”

About Samira Yasmin

As a data Journalist at The Economist, Samira Yasmin works in London on turning complex data into confident decisions.

The road there began in a mathematics classroom in Chattogram. Cambridge examinations led to a BSc Statistics at University of Edinburgh, then a first role as an editorial Analyst — and a career that has grown more international ever since.

She still describes her approach the way her teacher once described good mathematics: patient, precise and never satisfied with an answer that is merely close.

Their Journey


  1. School
    Cambridge O & A Level Mathematics, Chattogram

  2. University
    BSc Statistics, University of Edinburgh

  3. First Role
    Editorial Analyst

  4. Career Development
    Growing specialisation in data, statistics and computation

  5. Current Position
    Data Journalist, The Economist — London

Achievements

  • Completed BSc Statistics at University of Edinburgh
  • Recognised with an academic excellence award
  • Joined The Economist — London, United Kingdom
  • Leads major projects in data science

In Their Words

“Every good story I have published began as a well-posed question.”— Samira Yasmin

A Journey That Began in the Classroom

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