Mogadishu People

Cpl. James "Jamie" Edgar Smith Jr. (1972 – October 3, 1993) was a U.S. Army Ranger who served in Mogadishu, Somalia. He was one of the 19 American soldiers killed during the The Battle of Mogadishu, bleeding to death after...

K'naan ( /ˈkeɪ.nɑːn/), born Keinan Abdi Warsame (Somali: Keynaan Cabdi Warsame, Arabic: كنعان عبدي ورسمه‎ Keynān ‘Abdī Warsamah) in 1978, is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.

Rageh Omaar ( /ˈræɡi ˈoʊmɑː/; Somali: Raage Oomaar, Arabic: راجح عمر‎), (born 19 July 1967) is a Somali born British journalist and writer. His latest book Only Half of Me deals with the tensions between these two sides of his identity....

Nuruddin Farah (Somali: Nuuradiin Faarax, Arabic: نور الدين فرح‎) (born November 24, 1945) is a prominent Somali novelist. He was awarded the 1998 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

Ayub Daud (Somali: Ayuub Daauud, Arabic: ايوب داؤود‎) (born February 24, 1990 in Mogadishu) is a Somali footballer who plays as a forward/attacking midfielder for FC Crotone on loan from Juventus.

Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Barre, Arabic: محمد سياد بري‎) (October 6, 1919 – January 2, 1995) was the military dictator and President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 to 1991. During his rule, he styled himself as...