SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Ilwad Elman

1990 - Today

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Ilwad Elman (Somali: Ilwaad Elman) is a Somali-Canadian social activist. She works at the Elman Peace and Human Rights Center in Mogadishu alongside her mother Fartuun Adan, the NGO's founder. She was voted the African Young Personality (Female) of the Year during the 2016 Africa Youth Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Ilwad Elman is the 879th most popular social activist (down from 834th in 2024), the 55th most popular biography from Somalia (up from 56th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Somali Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Ilwad Elman ranks 879 out of 840Before her are Ethan Zuckerman, Helena Gualinga, Aziza Siddiqui, Murder of Özgecan Aslan, Saadet Özkan, and Abia Akram. After her are Amanda Gorman, Brad Will, Mona Seif, Patrisse Cullors, Execution of Navid Afkari, and Adenike Oladosu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Ilwad Elman ranks 1,132Before her are Olha Zemlyak, Phillipa Soo, Leandro Desábato, Jae Crowder, Francisca Crovetto, and Buttree Puedpong. After her are Jamie Anderson, Kristin Gierisch, José Manuel Velázquez, Qi Guangpu, Zsanett Jakabfi, and Haruka Tachimoto.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Ilwad Elman ranks 55 out of 58Before her are Mohamed Suleiman (1969), Asha Haji Elmi (1962), Leyla Hussein (1980), Abdi Nageeye (1989), Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim (1982), and Liban Abdi (1988). After her are Abdisalam Ibrahim (1991), Ayub Daud (1990), Nadifa Mohamed (1981), Amal Aden (1983), Nimco Ali (1983), and Ubah Ali (1996).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Somalia

Among social activists born in Somalia, Ilwad Elman ranks 5Before her are Hawa Abdi (1947), Fartuun Adan (1969), Faiza Jama Mohamed (1958), and Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim (1982). After her are Nimco Ali (1983), and Ubah Ali (1996).