Hinda Abdi Mohamoud

Hinda Abdi Mohamoud is a Somali journalist and the chief editor of Somalia's first and only independent all-women media outlet.

Mohamoud was born in Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali region in Ethiopia, and grew up in Hargeisa.^[1] She aspired to be a journalist from a young age.^[2] She holds a degree in international relations from New Generation University in Ethiopia.^[1]

Mohamoud self-published the book Raad Somali (Somali Footprints), which explores the question of the origins of the Somali people, before working as a journalist. She works as chief editor of the publication Bilan Media, Somalia's first and only independent all-women media outlet,^[3][4] where her work has included taboo subjects such as HIV, people living with Alzheimers disease^[5] and people with albinism shunned by their communities.^[3] Bilan launched in 2022 with funding from the United Nations,^[1] and in 2023 Mohamoud and her team were one of three nominees for the 2023 Index on Censorship Press Freedom Award in the Journalism category,^[6] winning the award.^[7]

Mohamoud has also written articles covering the displaced people who have been living in camps in the Somali capital Mogadishu for decades,^[8] raising awareness of the need for more female journalists in the Global South^[9] and covering other social issues.^[10] She has contributed to the Index on Censorship's quarterly magazine.^[11]

Mohamoud was named a BBC 100 Women in 2024.^[3]