Guled Adan

Guled Aden
Born 2003
Buuhoodle, Somalia
Nationality Puntlander
Occupation innovator, reverse engineer

Guled Adan is a Somali innovator and reverse engineer based in Puntland. He gained fame in Somalia after becoming an inventor of electronic toys as a teenager.[1] He used material from discarded objects and as a 13 year old learned the mechanics of electronics by self-educating on real automobiles despite missing out on the bulk of his primary education.[2] Using reverse engineering from mechanical and electronic objects in his surroundings, he built an electronic plane, a truck, a fan and a light as well as other objects. He hails from the city of Buuhoodle. As a result of his exploits, the president of Puntland invited him to Garowe and promised to fund his studies.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the Somali 13-Year-Old Boy Who Makes Electronic Toys".
  2. ↑ Daileda, Colin. "Somalia will pay for a 13-year-old boy who builds motorized toy cars to go to school".
  3. ↑ Koronto, Abdirahman (24 September 2018). "Somalia's 13-year-old inventor finds fame" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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