Mohamed Ibrahim (MI), former Somali Minister of Telecommunication, is currently a researcher at Swinburne University, Melbourne. MI has over 20 years of experience in the ICT industry, from programmer and system analyst to CIO level in a career spanning from Australia, Papua New Guinea's Elcom, Kuwiat Oil Company and Higher Colleges of Technology of the UAE.

He graduated from Monash, Deakin and Melbourne Universities, where he studied Economics, computer science, MBA and international law, respectively. Mohamed Ibrahim represented Somalia at the ICANN GAC, IGF, ITU and UPU over the years. Founder of the ISOC Somali Chapter and tech startups such as KAJM, iiKEEN and iiDIR. Contributes to Somalia's online and digital presence via som-isoc.org, ayuub.org and Somalia.substack.com