Sorry kids, I won't be back at school – I'm now the Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia [Independent.ie]
- Published: 09 September 2011
Six months ago Mohamed Ibrahim was a teacher in north-west London. Every weekday he would commute from his red-brick home in Harlesden to the nearby Newman Catholic College to help Somali children improve their English.
Then an unusual job offer came calling. The government of Somalia was asking whether the quietly spoken 64-year-old would be willing to be the war-torn nation's new Deputy Prime Minister.
The job offer, as he explained in a resignation email to his colleagues, was one he could hardly refuse.
"I was unexpectedly called to my country during the summer holidays, at a time when the country is facing a humanitarian crisis such as drought and famine," he wrote. "I will always have Newman College in my heart and won't forget the wonderful colleagues."
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