Mohamed Hassan
Research Officer, Refugee-Led Research Hub, Kenya
| Email: | mohamed.hassan@refugeeledresearch.org |
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Somali refugee and researcher based in Nairobi, Kenya, with lived experience of displacement. He spent over two decades in Kakuma refugee camp, where he was elected as a zonal chairperson to represent the needs and interests of fellow refugees. In his leadership role, Mohamed has been a strong advocate for refugee rights and inclusion, speaking at several international conferences, including co-chairing the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in 2019. He was also the first refugee to work as a UN Volunteer in East and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mohamed is a research officer at the Refugee-Led Research Hub. His research interests focus on the evolution of identity in protracted displacement, intergenerational displacement, and refugee governance. He is a graduate of Princeton University’s Global History Lab and OSUN’s Oral History Literature program with past research areas including oral history, refugee leadership, and self-reliance.