Farida Bedwei

Farida Nana Efua Bedwei (born 6 April 1979) is a Ghanaian software engineer and co-founder of Logiciel, a fin-tech company in Ghana. Farida Bedwei has built mobile and enterprise applications, and is also known for her knowledge of software architecture, and deploying mobile services, particularly for banking applications. Her family moved to Ghana when she was 9 years old and was home schooled until 12 years.

Career Farida Bedwei began her career as a software developer at Soft Company Ltd (now known as the Softtribe), and moved from there to Rancard Solutions Ltd, where she progressed from the position of solutions analyst to Senior Software Architect from 2001 to 2010.

In 2015, she authored her first book, a mini-autobiography titled The Definition of a Miracle. She has since received several awards and appointments including her appointment to the Board of Ghana's National Communication Authority.

As of April 2022, Farida Bedwei holds the position of Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, where she is involved in the development of Metaverse technologies.

Achievements and awards 2018 – Special Award by President Abdel Fattah El SISI. 2013 – Winner of Most Influential Women in Business and Government Award Financial Sector. 2012 – Special Award by President John Mahama.