Abdirahman Yabarow Explained

Abdirahman Yabarow عبد الرحمن يابارو
Birth Place:	Somalia
Occupation:	journalist
Children:	Muqbil Yabarow
Editor-in-Chief of the VOA Somali Service

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]

Notes and References

1. News: Cabdiraxmaan Yabarow oo ugu hanjabay inuu Shaqada VOAda ka ceerini doono Cabdullahi Kolombo . https://archive.today/20140811231233/http://ijaranews.com/newsdetails.php?subaction=showfull&id=1387628466&archive=1389751827&start_from=&ucat=1& . dead . 11 August 2014 . 7 August 2014 . IjaraNews . 21 December 2013 .
2. Book: Human development report, Somalia 2001. 2001. United Nations Development Programme, Somalia Country Office. 12. 9789966973801 . 7 August 2014.
3. News: This week's highlights. 7 August 2014. BBC. 16 June 2006.
4. News: Somali Youth Speak Out on New VOA Show. 7 August 2014. BBG. 5 February 2013.