Mustafa Mahmoud Yousif

Mustafa Mahmoud is a citizenship and digital identity advocate with over twelve years of experience working in Kenya, Bangladesh, Jordan, and Myanmar. He co-directs Namati Kenya, where he leads strategies on inclusion, legal empowerment, and citizenship rights, and mentors community paralegals. Mustafa has represented civil society in Kenya’s government–CSO working group on Maisha Namba and received the 2021 hashtag#GoodID Award for Inclusion. His work covers program design, donor engagement, policy advocacy, and technical support to NGOs. He has contributed to publications such as The World’s Stateless Reports and Kenya’s Citizenship and Nationality Rights Case Digest. Outside his professional work, Mustafa is a wildlife and travel photographer, documentary director, and active community volunteer.