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9. Hassan Suleiman (Aboflah)

Age: 23
Occupation: Youtuber
Nationality: Somalian
Residence: U.A.E.
Category: Creative

Suleiman—known as Aboflah—is a YouTube content creator who focuses on entertainment and gaming. As of September 2022, his channel had over 26.6 million subscribers and 3.6 billion views. The Somali national was born in Kuwait and currently resides in the U.A.E. He raised over $11 million in 2022 for a refugees’ World’s Coolest Winter campaign in cooperation with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, UNHCR, the Food Banking Regional Network, and Galaxy Racer. He locked himself in a glass room for a 12-day live broadcast, breaking two Guinness World Records for the longest live broadcast and the most direct views in one moment of a humanitarian campaign on YouTube. He has also previously raised money to provide over 1,500 cataract surgeries in Africa and given away over 30 cars to his fans.