Mohammed Hassen

Mohammed Hassen Ali is an Ethiopian historian and a scholar of Ethiopian studies.^[1][2][3]

Mohammed Hassen Ali
Born	Garamuelta, Hararghe, Ethiopia
Academic background
Alma mater	University of London Addis Ababa University
Thesis	The Oromo of Ethiopia, 1500-1850 (1983)
Academic work
Discipline	African studies history
Sub-discipline	Ethiopian history Ethiopian studies
Institutions	Georgia State University

Early life and education

Mohammed Hassen was born in Hararghe, Ethiopia to Oromo farmers.^[4] He spent his early years in the city of Harar. Mohammed received his BA at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia and his PhD in African history at the University of London in the United Kingdom.^[5][6]

Career

He is currently assistant professor of the Middle East Studies Center at Georgia State University in the United States.^[7][8]

In 2023 he was one of the arbitrators between Oromo Liberation Army rebels and the Ethiopian government.^[9]