MOHAMED AMIN

'Mohamed "Mo" Amin' (29 August 1943 - 23 November 1996) was a Kenyan photojournalist noted for his pictures and videotapes of Ethiopian famine.
Mohamed Amin was born on August 29, 1943 in Eastleigh, Nairobi. He founded ''Camerapix'' company in 1963 in Dar es Salaam and moved the company to Nairobi three years later. Amin's photos, along with Michael Buerk's reporting of the 1984 Ethiopian famine brought international attention to the crisis and eventually helped start the charity wave that resulted in Live Aid concerts.
Apart from Ethiopian Famine, he contributed exclusive photos of the fall of Idi Amin and of Mengistu, and was author of numerous books, including ''Journey Through Pakistan'', and covered various themes like East African Wildlife and the Uganda Railway.
Amin died on November 23, 1996 when a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed into the Indian Ocean (see Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961).
In June 2006, “Mo and Me” ''(see External Links)'', a documentary film about him was premiered. It won Best International Documentary at the Los Angeles International Film Festival. The film was funded by Al Jazeera media company and Camerapix. Amin's son, Salim Amin runs the Camerapix company today. Mo Amin is the inspiration for the A24 news channel, a proposed independent pan-African 24-hour 'African voice for Africa' whihc aims to start broadcasting from Nairobi in 2008.

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★ Mohamed Amin Foundation

★ Camerapix

★ "Mo & Me" Episode One - Part 1

★ "Mo & Me" Episode One - Part 2

★ "Mo & Me" Episode Two - Part 1

★ "Mo & Me" Episode Two - Part 2

★ "Mo & Me" Episode Three - Part 1

★ "Mo & Me" Episode Three - Part 2