Meet Abdirahim Mohamoud, BS '25
College of Arts & Sciences
Major: Political Science
Get to know Abdirahim
- Abdirahim, a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipient, interned in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Senator Ron Wyden.
- Abdirahim performed research in Amman, Jordan on “political, military, economic and social aspects of issues of interest to Jordan and the Arab world, related to the security of the region” to inform his co-organization of a professional conference in Abu Dhabi.
- He wants to pursue a career in public interest law after attending law school.
Transfer and first-generation student Abdirahim Mohamoud not only wants to create a more inclusive legal environment; he has already done it. He not only wants to challenge systems of injustice; he has already done it. In the future, he wants to attend law school and come back home to Tigard, Oregon, to use his skills to help marginalized communities.
As part of his nomination letter for Mohamoud to the Truman Selection Committee, Kevin Hatfield, AVP for Undergraduate Research and Distinguished Scholarships, writes:
“As a high school student during the early Black Lives Matter social justice movement in 2020 Abdirahim developed a restorative hate speech and bias incident policy that was adopted and implemented by his local school district and became a model for districts across the state of Oregon through his work with the state legislature.”
Mohamoud spent a summer abroad in Amman, Jordan, researching “political, military, economic and social aspects of issues of interest to Jordan and the Arab world, related to the security of the region” to inform his co-organization of a professional conference in Abu Dhabi. He also is a fluent Somali speaker who taught English to Somali and Sudanese youth and adult as part of the English Language Program of Sawiyan, a non-profit organization providing re-settlement advocacy for marginalized refugees and impoverished Jordanians.
While it seems Mohamoud has an endless supply of energy and passion, what he does not have an endless supply of is financial support. Thankfully, the URDS Impact Fund paid for his cost of travel to Seattle for the finalist interviews.
Learn more about Abdirahim's passions
“I am motivated by a deep-seated calling to improve the world around me. I have done it in high school, I have done it in college, I will do it in law school, and I will continue it for the rest of my life. Upon completing my graduate studies, I envision a position where I can actively contribute to shaping policy, creating a more inclusive legal environment, and challenging systems of injustice.”–Abdirahim Mohamoud in his Truman application
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