Abdi Samatar

Senior Fulbright Research Scholar, educator, author, geographer.
Top scholar specializing in southern and eastern Africa; regular commentator on PBS, the BBC and Voice of America.
Supporter of Amoud University in Somalia; promoter of peace agreement in Somalia.
Professor, University of Minnesota and University of Iowa. Recipient of outstanding teaching and community service awards.
Holds a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley; master’s from Iowa State University. Earned a bachelor’s in geography from UW-L in 1978.