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Our People

Local leadership, global expertise.

Magan is led by seasoned specialists and assembles bespoke teams for every assignment — drawing on a wide network of partners, institutes and associate consultants across the region.

Management Team

Leadership

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Yussuf Ali
Chief Executive Officer

Seasoned management consulting expert with over 10 years’ experience spanning legal, audit, risk assurance, public sector strategy and donor-funded programme delivery across Somalia and the Horn of Africa. Brings strong legal-regulatory expertise in contract oversight, compliance, due diligence and risk mitigation.

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Nimo Farah
Non-Executive Director

Over eight years of international development experience spanning management, policy development, surveys, data analysis, monitoring and evaluation, behaviour-change communication and the implementation of complex field programmes across economic, health, agriculture, WASH and social sectors.

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Aweys Yusuf
Programme Director

Agronomist and educationalist with 20 years of experience in disaster relief, conflict and post-conflict humanitarian emergencies, strategic policy development and M&E implementation in difficult operational environments.

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Mohamud Abdirizak Mohamed
Partner

Specialist in public sector management, capacity building, economic reform and stabilisation — with experience supporting functional reviews and governance initiatives across Somalia and the wider MENA context.

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Abdullahi Ahmed
Evaluations & Assessments Director

Experienced in quantitative and qualitative assessments across East Africa, with strong technical capacity in data collection, analysis and field-based interviews.

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Ibrahim Bashir
Training, Research & Learning Manager

Professional with broad-based skills in project management, policy development, workshop facilitation and monitoring and evaluation in humanitarian and development programmes.

How We Staff

Bespoke teams for every assignment.

Beyond our core leadership, Magan assembles tailored teams for each engagement — pairing local leadership with advanced technical expertise and internationally experienced specialists drawn from our network.

20+
Years of practice
6
Leadership specialists
25+
Clients & partners
6
Areas of practice
Integrity · Partnership · Innovation

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