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Farah Mohamed

| birth_place = Uganda | party = Independent Senators Group | office = Canadian Senator
from Ontario | nominator = Justin Trudeau | appointed = Mary Simon | image = Farah Mohamed.jpg | nationality = Canadian | occupation = CEO of King’s Trust Canada | alma_mater = Queens University, University of Western Ontario }}

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. In 2014, she was also recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women. She was appointed to the Senate of Canada in March 2025. Provided by Wikipedia