As a child, he looked to Obama for proof he could be president. Now he's the U's first Somali American student-body president
Abdulaziz Mohamed sometimes felt lost growing up between between two worlds. He found his voice in student government.

Abdulaziz Mohamed, the 20-year-old new student body president of the University of Minnesota, poses for a photo outside Somali Multi Service in Minneapolis.
Ben Hovland | Sahan Journal
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