Mo Farah: Biography in Details
Who is Mo Farah?
Mo Farah aka Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah is a British long-distance runner and double Olympic champion.
He is the winner of 2012, London Olympics at 500m and 10,000m. As of 2022, he has made British records for 1500m, 500m, and 10,000 cm.
During a recent interview with BBC on July 12, 2022, he revealed that he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child and forced to work as a domestic servant.
Mo Farah- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
The athlete was born Hussein Abdi Kahin on March 23, 1983, in Mogadishu, Somalia. As of 2022, he is 39 years old holding British nationality. Though, he is of mixed ethnicity having the Aries birth zodiac sign.
The details regarding his father and mother have not been disclosed yet. However, according to the source, it is known that his father passed away in a civil war when he was young. After that, he left his mother and started staying away from her.
Through Djibouti, he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child and forced to work as a domestic servant. He was flown over from the East African country aged nine by a woman he had never met and then made to look after another family’s children.
Later in July 2001, he gained British nationality under the name, Mohamed Farah. He shared the info recently in July 2022, during an interview with BBC.
The details of his parents, siblings, and educational life have not been disclosed yet.
Mo Farah- Professional Life, Careers
Debuting as a senior, he ran for 500m within 13 minutes and 9.40 seconds in 2006. In the following year, he achieved two silver medals in the European Championship 5000m.
He then went to Kenya and Ethiopia for training and won 2010 European titles for 500m and 10,000m. In 2001, he won the gold medal during the 300m European Indoor Championships. Then, he went on to win gold and silver medals at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
After his victory, he became the first British man to receive a World Championships medal. In 2012, he gained more popularity after winning Great Britain’s first Olympic gold medal.
Similarly, in 2013, he set the new European 1500m record within 3:28 during the Herculis meeting held in Monaco. Then, broke the European record of Steve Cram and Fermín Cacho.
Farah again broke the record of Haile Gebrselassie at Ostrava, the Czech Republic which was held on 27 June 2007.
Farah won the Djibouti International Half Marathon, in time of 1:03:07.
Accolades
| Year | Award |
| 2006 | British Athletics Writers’ Association Award |
| 2010 | British Athletics Writers’ Association Award |
| 2011 | European Athlete of the Yea |
| 2012 | British Athletics Writers’ Association Award |
| 2013 | IAAF World Athlete of the Year, finalist |
| 2014 | Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year |
| 2015 | BAWA Athlete of the Year |
| 2016 | British Athletics Supporters Club athlete of the year |
| 2016 | Athletics Weekly British Male Athlete of the Year |
Mo Farah- Net worth, Salary
Mo Farah, a Somali-British Long Distance runner, has an estimated net worth that ranges between $5-6 million as of 2022.
He has amassed this large net worth from both prize money and endorsement deals that he has earnt from his elite running career.
Mo Farah- Rumors, Controversy
Currently, Mo Farah is stealing the limelight after revealing his childhood story of how he was trafficked. He explained that he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child and forced to work as a domestic servant.
Body Features- Height, Weight
The athlete stands at the height of 5 feet 9 inches weighing around 65 Kg. Similarly, he has body measurements of 44-32-40 inches. It indicates, that his bust size is 44 inches, waist size is 32 inches and hips size is 40 inches.
Adding up more, Mo Farah has a pair of brown eyes and at the moment his head is bald. However, he has purple fur. Similarly, Farah’s footwear scale is US 7.5.
Social Media
Talking about his social media presence, he has huge fan followings on his social media accounts. Mo Farah is available on Instagram under the username, @gomofarah having more than 1.1 million followers.
On the other hand, he has a Twitter account having around 1.4 million followers. There is also an official Facebook page under his name which has garnered about 1.2 million followers.
Besides this, there is a Tiktok fan account with his name which is enriched with over 878.5K followers.
Moreover, there is a Youtube channel under his name. It has more than 175K subscribers.
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Mo Farah's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | March | Saturday |
| 2025 | March | Sunday |
| 2026 | March | Monday |
| 2027 | March | Tuesday |
| 2028 | March | Thursday |
