Abdirahman Koronto
| Abdirahman Koronto | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Cabdiraxmaan Koronto |
| Born | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Nationality | British-Somali |
| Citizenship | Somali-British |
| Occupation | Multi-media Broadcast Journalist |
| Years active | 1990s - Current |
| Employer | BBC World Service/Somali |
| Organization | BBC |
| Known for | Covered Local and International conferences on Somalia including Transitional Federal Government was established in Nairobi 2004. |
| Home town | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Title | Editor BBC Somali Output |
| Term | 2013 - Current |
| Children | Ramzi and Raa'id |
| Parent(s) | Mohamed Aden and Hodman Ali |
Abdirahman Koronto,[1] is a senior multi-media broadcast journalist working with the BBC. He currently leads the Somali section of the BBC, as the Output Editor. As a journalist, he is credited to be a responsible and professional journalist. He has been in the media for over 25 years.
Education
Abdirahman studied in University of Westminster in London, UK; for his MA International Broadcast Journalism, he currently studies MBA at Open University In his youthful years, he graduated from Yusuf al-Kowneyn.
Work experience
He worked as a broadcast journalist at Radio Mogadishu in 1990s before then joining the first privately owned radio in Somalia Radio HornAfrik and became director of programmes in both Radio and TV. He joined the BBC Somali Service in June 2000.
References
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