Who is Hussein Mo Farah?
Hussein Mo Farah is the son of Mohamed Farah a British-Somali retired long-distance runner. He is the most successful male track distance runner in history due to his 10 gold medals from international competitions.
He is also the most successful British track athlete in the annals of the modern Olympics. When Farah was made to work as a youngster, he was given the name Mohamed Farah, which he later claimed as his own when he obtained British citizenship.
Hussein Mo Farah: Bio Summary
Full name | Hussein Mo Farah |
Date of birth | Unknown |
Age | Unknown |
Sex | Male |
Famous as | Mo Farah’s son |
Parent | Mo Farah, Tania Nell |
Grandparents | Nadia Nell, Muktar Farah, Robert Nell, Amran Farah |
Aunt | Ifrah Farah, Nimo Farah |
Siblings | Rhianna Farah, Aisha Farah, Amani |
Net worth | Unknown |
Biography
Hussein Mo Farah is a celebrity child who happens to be the son of Mo Farah. His actual birthdate is unknown since he hides his personal information away from the media. Hussein become famous as the son of Mo Farah a British-Somali retired long-distance runner.
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Career
Hussein Mo Farah’s professional career is unknown. However, talking about his father Mo Farah’s professional career:
Mohamed Farah was born on March 23, 1983. He is a former long-distance runner who is British and Somali. He was taken from Djibouti to London when he was nine years old. When Farah was made to work as a youngster, he was given the name Mohamed Farah, which he later claimed as his own when he obtained British citizenship.
Farah is largely regarded as one of the most accomplished men’s distance runners on the track in history. He is the most successful British track athlete in the history of the modern Olympic Games with 10 world championship gold medals, four Olympic crowns, and six World titles to his credit.
Farah became the second athlete after Lasse Virén to win both medals in consecutive Olympic competitions when she won gold in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m events in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Additionally, he achieved the “quadruple-double” by defending both of his championships in the two most important international tournaments while winning the “distance double” in the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics.
Farah is well known for his strategic running approach and snappy, bouncy sprint finish. He ran competitively from 1,500 meters to the marathon, although mostly in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m categories. After winning his final competition on the track in 2017, the IAAF Diamond League 5,000-meter final, Farah declared his plan to focus solely on road racing. With a time of 2:05:11, he won the 2018 Chicago Marathon and broke the European record.
Farah is the current holder of both the indoor and outdoor world records for the two miles and the 10,000-meter distances in Europe. She also holds the British and European records for the 5,000-meter and 3,000-meter distances.
Farah has received numerous accolades and trophies over his running career. He is the most successful individual athlete in the history of the European Athletics Championships after winning five gold medals there and becoming the first British athlete to win two gold medals at the same global championships.
More often than any other athlete, Mo Farah has won the European Athlete of the Year title three times and the British Athletics Writers Association British Athlete of the Year award six times.
He was the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner. Farah received the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2013 for his contributions to athletics, and Queen Elizabeth II knighted him in the 2017 New Year Honours.
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Mo Farah and Tania Nell have four children together. They had twins: Aisha and Amani, born in 2012, Hussein, born in 2015, and Rihanna, an elder daughter from Nell’s previous marriage.
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Net worth
Hussein Mo Farah’s estimated net worth is unknown. However, his father Mo Farah has an estimated net worth of over $5 million.