Omar Mohamed is a 25-year-old, Asian British male born and raised in London, England, with family and ancestral roots from East Africa, India and Persia. Omar is a lived experience activist and sibling kinship carer. Omar also uses his role as the Principal Social Worker for Children and Families at Brent Council as a platform to help make changes in the world that link to promoting social justice, equity, and human rights. 

Omar is the current Co-Chair of the IFSW Europe New Social Workers Network. Omar sits on a variety of committees and leadership groups, provides training and consultancy, and regularly contributes to the next generation of social workers through international work and education. Omar regularly publishes contributions to knowledge related to anti-racism and decolonisation, with a drive to continually promote diasporic, embodied, and Indigenous knowledge.