Ministry of Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed is arguably one of most popular government officials in the country having served in various dockets under President Uhuru Kenyatta's Cabinet.
However, very little is known about her family. For instance, until recently when a video surfaced online showing her daughter Firyal Nur on a private helicopter, nothing much was known about her.
In this article, we highlights details about Firyal you probably didn't know about:
For status, she is the daughter of CS Amina Mohammed and late business man Hossein Ahmed. Most people learned about Nur after she eulogized her father online.
She is a fashion designer based in the US and Nairobi. She runs a clothing line dubbed Nurclothing.
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File image of Sports CS Amina Mohamed's daughter Firyal Al Hossain Nur. [Photo: Courtesy][/caption]She is not known for being on the limelight. Firyal is a respected name in the fashion industry and brags of tremendous milestones that include; styling famous American celebrity Kim Kardashian .
According to he Linked In profile, she attended the International school of Geneva later moved to United States International University where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in International relations.
Proffesionaly, Nur started out as an intern at the United Nations Environmental Programme after which she proceeded to work as a style assistant at Love magazine and operations manager for Swenergy.
She is also into philanthropy and is credited with founding Badili Kuna; a non-profitorganisationthat focuses on community awareness, literacy, civic education, and enlightening Kenyan youth on issues affecting their lives.
In 2013, she founded her clothing brand dubbed NUR which is now a bespoke African brand.The cloth line features African khanga shirts and shorts and a combination of exotic Ethiopian fabrics .
In 2014, Nur's design attracted the attention of celebrity couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye west who are now divorced. The two ordered her designs for Paris fashion week.
In 2016, she got an opportunity to work with Gucci as a special projects assistant and was later promoted to brand and culture manager, a position she hold to date.
The position at Gucci has seen her hanging out with various celebrities including; Burna Boy, Asap Rock and Michael B Jordan among others.