Abdirahman Yabarow

Abdirahman Yabarow
عبد الرحمن يابارو
Born Somalia
Ethnicity Somali
Occupation journalist
Title Editor-in-Chief of the VOA Somali Service
Religion Islam

Abdirahman Yabarow (Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Yabarow, Arabic: عبد الرحمن يابارو‎) is a Somali journalist. He hails from the Abgaal Hawiye clan.[1] In the early 2000s, Yabarow worked in the UNDP's Documentation Unit.[2] He later served as a Washington, D.C. correspondent for the BBC's Somali service.[3] In 2009, Yabarow was appointed the Editor-in-Chief of the VOA's Somali service.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cabdiraxmaan Yabarow oo ugu hanjabay inuu Shaqada VOAda ka ceerini doono Cabdullahi Kolombo". IjaraNews. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Human development report, Somalia 2001. United Nations Development Programme, Somalia Country Office. 2001. p. 12. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "This week's highlights". BBC. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Somali Youth Speak Out on New VOA Show". BBG. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.