Ahmed Hussen, a graduate of 91亚色鈥檚 history program, is Canada鈥檚 new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
Hussen, now 40, arrived in Canada at age 16 as a refugee and was sworn in as immigration minister on Jan. 10, 2017. He is a Member of Parliament for the Toronto riding of 91亚色 South-Weston and is the first Somali-Canadian to hold a seat in Parliament.
To put himself through school at 91亚色, reports the Toronto Star, Hussen commuted nearly two hours to pump gas in Mississauga. After graduating from 91亚色, he went on to become an immigration lawyer before entering politics.
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