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Ilwad Elman

Somali activist
Person Human Q16728813

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[11]
Date of birth
1990
Place of birth
Mogadishu
Country of citizenship
Somalia[6]
Occupation
human rights defender
Award received
OkayAfrica 100 Women, OkayAfrica 100 Women, BBC 100 Women, German Africa Prize, Right Livelihood Award[7][8][9][10]
Father
Elman Ali Ahmed[4]
Mother
Fartuun Adan[5]
Sibling
Almas Elman, Iman Elman[12][13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ilwaad Elman en Ilwad Elman ar إلواد إلمان de Ilwaad Elman el Ελουέντ Ελμάν es Ilwaad Elman fa ایلواد المن fa ایلواد المان fr Ilwaad Elman he אילוד אלמן it Ilwaad Elman pt Ilwaad Elman ru Ильвад Эльман sv Ilwaad Elman
🔖 Identifiers · 5
VIAF cluster ID
3249166479517007840003
GND ID
1269132482
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ilwadelman2 (cropped 2).jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/0108h959
Munzinger person ID
00000032939

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Right Livelihood Award, BBC 100 Women, German Africa Prize, OkayAfrica 100 Women
Parent of 2
Fartuun Adan, Elman Ali Ahmed
Country of citizenship 1
Somalia
Father 1
Elman Ali Ahmed
Instance of 1
human
Mother 1
Fartuun Adan
Occupation 1
human rights defender
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
Place of birth 1
Mogadishu
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Ilwad Elman was born in 1990[1] in Mogadishu[2]. She has worked as a human rights defender[3].

FAQs

Where was Ilwad Elman born?

Ilwad Elman was born in Mogadishu[2].

Who were Ilwad Elman's parents?

Ilwad Elman's father was Elman Ali Ahmed[4]. Ilwad Elman's mother was Fartuun Adan[5].

What did Ilwad Elman do for work?

Ilwad Elman worked as a human rights defender[3].

What awards did Ilwad Elman receive?

Honors received include OkayAfrica 100 Women[7], BBC 100 Women[8], and German Africa Prize[9].

Related Entities

Fartuun Adan Somalia

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . globalcitizen.org. globalcitizen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . keydmedia.net. Retrieved . keydmedia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . 100women.okayafrica.com. 100women.okayafrica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de. Retrieved . deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . rightlivelihood.org. rightlivelihood.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . keydmedia.net. Retrieved . keydmedia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65763: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Mogadishu
    Sex or gender → female
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
    Father → Elman Ali Ahmed
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64167: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
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