Farah Mohamed

[1] She has previously served as the CEO of the Malala Fund, a non-profit organisation that advocates for girls' education.

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.

Her parents sought refuge in Canada in 1972 after Asians were expulsed from Uganda, and settled in St. Catharines, Ontario.

[5][6] In 2010, she founded G(irls)20, an annual event to empower women from each of the G20 countries and Africa.

Each year in advance of the G20 summit, G(irls)20 brings together women for a week of leadership training and advocacy.