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Abdirahman Yabarow

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Abdirahman Yabarow
عبد الرحمن يابارو
Yabarow with Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (left).
Born
Occupationjournalist
TitleEditor-in-Chief of the VOA Somali Service
ChildrenMuqbil Yabarow

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

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  1. ^ "Cabdiraxmaan Yabarow oo ugu hanjabay inuu Shaqada VOAda ka ceerini doono Cabdullahi Kolombo". IjaraNews. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ^ Human development report, Somalia 2001. United Nations Development Programme, Somalia Country Office. 2001. p. 12. ISBN 9789966973801. 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.