Connecting Neighbors: Hadjer Abir Bensaha

A spirited young woman who loves life, Hadjer Abir Bensaha has ambitious goals in mind. Coming to Utah from Algeria in 2016, she entered high school as a senior. With language and cultural barriers, she began attending a high school with little diversity. She has never been afraid to step out of her comfort zone. Not only did she graduate from Bear River High School in Garland, Utah, but she continued to keep up her studies and graduated at the top of her class from her school in Ksar Chellala Tiaret, Algeria, in that same year.

Continuing her education at Utah State University, Hadjer is majoring in International Business and Marketing with three minors in Leadership & Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technical Sales Management. Those aren’t all the skills she has in her toolbox; she also speaks Arabic, French, English, and is familiar with Spanish and Turkish.

Her father is a successful businessman and has traveled all over the world. After he had visited more than seventy different countries, he realized there were opportunities in the United States that he wanted his children to experience. Hadjer, with three of her brothers, are now living in Utah.

Currently, Hadjer works at Walmart and has great appreciation for her job and the people with whom she associates, including co-workers and customers. She’s the friendly smile you hope to have assist you while shopping. Some customers have showed appreciation by asking if they can give her hugs for her help– making her smile even bigger!

Hadjer’s father’s desire to see the world has rubbed off on her, and she hopes to travel the world by the time she’s fifty years old. For now, she’s trying new skills in camping and exploring nature, when and if she can find the time. She is always up for adventures, whether in education, travel, the outdoors, or getting to know more about the people with whom she associates. And for the rest of us, it’s an adventure for us to get to know her.

Hadjer is working hard to develop the skills and knowledge she’ll need to someday have her own business. And who knows– it might just be in Logan, Utah!

To contact Hadjer Benasah for a speaking engagement, email [email protected].