Mohamed Hassan
Research Officer, Refugee-Led Research Hub, Kenya
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.