Farah Mohamed

The Honourable
Farah Mohamed
The Honourable Farah Mohamed
Canadian Senator; from Ontario
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 7, 2025
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Mary Simon
Personal details
Born	July 5, 1970 (age 54); Uganda
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Independent Senators Group
Alma mater	Queens University, University of Western Ontario
Occupation	CEO of King’s Trust Canada

Farah Mohamed (born July 5, 1970) is the Canadian women's rights activist, senator, CEO of King’s Trust Canada, and former CEO of the Malala Fund, a non-profit founded by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. She is the founder of G(irls)20, an annual international leadership event for young women.

She is the recipient of a Meritorious Service Medal, a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and one of the recipients of the 2014 Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards presented by Canadian Immigrant magazine.^[1] In 2014, she was also recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women.^[2] She was appointed to the Senate of Canada in March 2025.^[3]

Early life and education

She was born 1970 in Uganda. Her parents sought refuge in Canada in 1972 after Asians were expelled from Uganda, and settled in St. Catharines, Ontario.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Queens University and a Master of Arts and an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Western Ontario.^[4]^[5]

Career

In 2010, Mohamed founded G(irls)20, an annual leadership event for young women held in advance of the G20 summit.^[6] Mohamed served as CEO of the Malala Fund, a non-profit founded by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.^[7]

As of 2024, she was the CEO of King’s Trust Canada, the Canadian arm of the youth charity founded by King Charles.^[8]

On March 7, 2025, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada as an Independent on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as a representative for Ontario.^[3] She joined the Independent Senators Group on June 3, 2025.^[9]

References

^ Suhasini, Gloria; Jingco, Kaitlin; Meurrens, Steven; Murthy, Murali. "Canadas Top 25 Immigrants 2014". Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
^ "Who are the 100 Women 2014?". BBC News. 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
^ ^a ^b Trudeau, Justin (2025-03-07). "Prime Minister announces the appointment of senators" (Press release). Ottawa, Ontario: Office of the Prime Minister. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
^ "Our Story". Girls20. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
^ "Move over Oscars, we're announcing our 2019 policy stars". Public Policy Forum. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
^ "Farah Mohamed". Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
^ Carbert, Michelle (5 June 2018). "Trudeau says gender equality will be top priority at G7 summit despite concern about Trump's distractions". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
^ Previl, Sean (19 November 2024). "Youth unemployment is near decade-highs. What will it take to fix it?". Global News. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ "Trudeau-appointed senators David Richards, Farah Mohamed change party affiliations". Globe and Mail. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

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[1] Suhasini, Gloria; Jingco, Kaitlin; Meurrens, Steven; Murthy, Murali. "Canadas Top 25 Immigrants 2014". Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved 2021-06-18.

[2] "Who are the 100 Women 2014?". BBC News. 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2022-12-17.

[:0-3] Trudeau, Justin (2025-03-07). "Prime Minister announces the appointment of senators" (Press release). Ottawa, Ontario: Office of the Prime Minister. Retrieved 2025-03-08.

[4] "Our Story". Girls20. Retrieved 2021-03-27.

[5] "Move over Oscars, we're announcing our 2019 policy stars". Public Policy Forum. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2021-03-27.

[6] "Farah Mohamed". Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved 2025-04-29.

[7] Carbert, Michelle (5 June 2018). "Trudeau says gender equality will be top priority at G7 summit despite concern about Trump's distractions". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 29 April 2025.

[GlobalNews24-8] Previl, Sean (19 November 2024). "Youth unemployment is near decade-highs. What will it take to fix it?". Global News. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[9] "Trudeau-appointed senators David Richards, Farah Mohamed change party affiliations". Globe and Mail. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

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