Jamal Mohamed Barrow


Jamal Mohamed Barrow is a diplomat from Somalia. He was born to an ethnically Biimaal Barrow is the Ambassador of Somalia to South Africa, based at the Somali embassy in Pretoria. Appointed on 2 April 2015, he replaced the late Sayid Hassain Shariif at the position. Mr. Barrow was Somalia's Deputy Foreign Affairs minister between December 2012 and November, 2013.
Mr. Jamal Mohamed BARROW was Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Federal Republic of Somalia from 2012 until 2013. He was managing director at the Center for Training and Consultancy from 2002 until 2012. He was also general manager of the St. Clements University Open Learning Campus Center in Somalia. Between 1995 and 2004, Mr. Barrow facilitated numerous workshops on peacebuilding and conflict resolution, leadership, team building, community development, project management, entrepreneurship, fundraising, project evaluation and monitoring, strategic planning, human rights and democracy. Mr. Barrow was member of a team of Somali and Foreign consultants that developed Code of Conduct for the Somali Civil Society organizations between 2003 and 2004. He was trainer of Life and Peace Institute in South/central and Puntland. He was also in charge of the Somali National Commission for UNESCO as Assistant Executive Secretary between 1988 and 1990. Mr. Barrow was Deputy Director and Head of Bibliography Department of the Somali National Library between 1985 and 1988. He has been a member of Board of Director of Somali Institute for Management and Administration Development since 2007 as well as a member of Somali Institute for Peace Research since 2010.