Mohamed Abshir Waldo

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Mohamed Abshir Waldo (Somali: Maxamed Abshir Waldo, Arabic: محمد أبشير والدو) was a prominent Somali journalist and political activist.

Career[]

Growing up as a camel herder, he eventually ended up at Columbia University during the Columbia University protests of 1968. He is a graduate of Columbia University Journalism School (MA in Mass Media, 1968).^[1]

Waldo started out as a radio journalist with the BBC World Service and eventually became the Director of the Somali Broadcasting Service, the main government service in the 1960s.^[1][2]

In 1980s, he became Information Minister for the Somali Salvation Democratic Front and briefly served as the head of the organization.

Recent work[]

His recent writings on the remittance industry stem from his development work on micro-finance issues as well as his interest in regional rehabilitation through small-business initiatives. Waldo has written extensively on the Somali remittance industry.^[1] He has also written articles about the root causes of piracy of the coast of Somalia.^[3][4]

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