Layla Mohamud is a Somali medical professional and researcher with an academic journey spanning multiple countries. She earned her medical degree in China at jilin university from 2010 to 2016 ,and worked as a medical practitioner in her hometown in Somalia between 2016 to 2020 before pursuing further studies in Molecular Biology and Genetics in Turkey. She started her master’s degree in molecular biology and Genetics at Uskudar University in 2023.