Jawar Mohammad | |
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Jawaar Mohammad | |
![]() Jawar in 2017 | |
Born | Jawar Siraj Mohammed 12 May 1986[1] |
Nationality | |
Alma mater | Stanford University (B.A.) Columbia University (M.A.) |
Occupation | Political activist[3][4][5] |
Known for | Leader of Oromo protests |
Notable work | Founder of OMN[6] |
Television | OMN |
Title | CEO |
Predecessor | Established |
Successor | Girma Gutema[7] |
Political party | Oromo Federalist Congress[8] |
Movement | Qeerroo |
Spouse |
Arfasse Gemeda (m. 2009) |
Children | 1 |
Jawar Mohammed (Oromo: Jawaar Mahammad; ግእዝ፡ ጃዋር መሐመድ born 12 May 1986)[1] is an Ethiopian political analyst and activist.[3][4][5] One of the founders of the Oromia Media Network (OMN), Jawar was a leading organizer of the 2014–2016 Oromo protests.[5] He has been credited with toppling the incumbent government in February 2018[9][10][11] and bringing Abiy Ahmed to power.[12]
Few doubt the importance of Jawar in recent Ethiopian history. Perhaps more than any other single individual, he took the once-marginal politics of Oromo nationalism and made it mainstream.
At 32, with a mischievous smile and a round, boyish face, he keeps the air of a startup CEO, but Jawar is without a doubt the most controversial man in Ethiopia.
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