Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo

A man talks into a microphone

A Somali American’s journey to the US and back to his home country comes full circle

Arts, Culture & Media

This newly elected president of Somalia was the subject of our 2011 Geo Quiz. In this interview, he was back in Buffalo working as a civil servant after a stint in his home country as a prime minister.

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