Fluent in Arabic, Somali, and English, Kismayo was married to three wives and fathered eleven children.
Returning to Somalia, he played a pivotal role in founding Riyaaq magazine in 1998, collaborating with academics like Said Hussein Iid and serving as his editor.
[6] Beyond his journalistic pursuits, Ahmed Kismayo's multifaceted career includes a stint as a Alwaha Secondary School teacher in Garowe from 1995 to 1997, where he also imparted Sharia sciences in the city's mosques.
[7] Ahmed Mohamed Kismayo was passed away on 9 August 2017, following a battle with illness in Hyderabad, India, where he was undergoing medical treatment.
The former President of the Puntland, Abdiweli Gaas, conveyed his condolences through a formal letter mourning the loss of the esteemed journalist.