Farah was born on 22 October 1919, in Barry, Wales, and came from the Isa Musa subclan of the Isaaq.
Racial tensions in South East Wales were high at the time, following on from the Cardiff Race Riots in June 1919.
Ambassador Farah also represented the nation at Council of Ministers meetings of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1964 and 1965.
[3] He concurrently served as the Acting Director General of Somalia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1966.
[3][14] In 1990, Farah headed the UN Mission on ‘Progress made on the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences on South Africa’.
[6][7] In 1998, Farah helped found the Partnership to Strengthen African Grassroots Organizations (PaSAGO).