Birth Name: Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah
Place of Birth: Mogadishu, Somalia
Date of birth: 23 March, 1983
Ethnicity: Somalian
Mo Farah is a Somali-born British world-class distance runner. He is a stand out in the 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter categories.
Mo was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, and moved to England to join his father at the age of eight, knowing no English.
Mo is a devout Muslim and prays before each race.
Mo’s grandfather was named Jama.
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