Poets and writers
Amran Mohamed Ahmed (Camraan Maxamed Axmed)
Amran Mohamed Ahmed (born 12 April 1954 in Hargeisa) is a Somali author, poet and journalist. She moved to Finland in 1990, worked as a volunteer interpreter and advocate for Somali refugees, and was named Refugee Woman of the Year by the Finnish Refugee Council in 2005. She writes in Somali and Finnish and since 2007 has worked in London for Raad TV.
Amran Mohamed AhmedCamraan Maxamed Axmed
- Lived
- 1954-04-12 to today
- Known as one of
- Poets and writers
- Era
- Toward independence, 1920 to 1960; The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who is she?
Amran Mohamed Ahmed is a Somali author, poet and journalist born in Hargeisa on 12 April 1954 (Wikipedia, Amran Mohamed Ahmed). She went to school in Hargeisa, studied in Mogadishu, and made teaching materials for the Ministry of Education (same source). Somaliland declared independence in 1991; Israel recognised it on 26 December 2025; most states and the AU regard it as part of Somalia.
Finland
In 1990 she moved to Finland with her husband and youngest child (Wikipedia). She worked as a volunteer interpreter for Somali refugees, lectured on Somali culture and spoke to journalists about where the refugees were coming from (same source). In 2005 the Finnish Refugee Council named her Refugee Woman of the Year, and in 2011 a biography of her was published (same source). See Somalis in Finland.
Writing
She writes poetry, fairy tales and journalism in Somali and Finnish, helped edit the poetry collection Nine Autumn Sessions (2002), and broadcast for years on Somali-language radio (Wikipedia). Since 2007 she has lived in London, where she works as a journalist for Raad TV International (same source).
In short
A Hargeisa-born poet and journalist who championed Somali refugees in Finland.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Amran Mohamed Ahmed · en.wikipedia.org
Amran Mohamed AhmedCamraan Maxamed Axmed
- Lived
- 1954-04-12 to today
- Known as one of
- Poets and writers
- Era
- Toward independence, 1920 to 1960; The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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