{{Short description|Somali-American engineer and social activist}} {{Infobox person | name = Musse Olol <br> موسى العالول | image = Musse Olol-dcla2.jpg | birth_place = Mogadishu, Somalia | occupation = Engineer, activist | title = Chairman of Somali American Council of Oregon | alma_mater = Portland State University }}
'''Musse Olol''' ({{langx|so|Muuse Olool}}, {{langx|ar|موسى العالول}}), also known as '''Muse A. Olol Diinle''',<ref name="Ppmaodwfa">{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Chad|title=Positively Portland: Muse A. Olol Diinle wins FBI award|url=http://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2012/apr/23604/positively_portland_muse_a_olol_diinle_wins_fbi_award.aspx|accessdate=9 February 2013|newspaper=KOIN Local 6|date=11 April 2012}}</ref> is a Somali-American engineer and social activist. He is the Chairman of the Somali American Council of Oregon (SACOO).
==Background==
===Early years=== Olol was born and raised in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.<ref name="Ppmaodwfa"/> He later emigrated to Oregon in the United States, where he would live for the next 30 years. He eventually became an American citizen.<ref name="DCLA">{{cite web|title=FBI Honors Local Somali American with the Director's Community Leadership Award|url=https://www.fbi.gov/portland/press-releases/2011/fbi-honors-local-somali-american-with-the-directors-community-leadership-award|publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation|accessdate=9 February 2013}}</ref>
===Education=== For his post-secondary education, Olol attended the local Portland State University. There, he earned a degree in mechanical engineering.<ref name="DCLA"/>
==Career== Olol is an engineer by profession. He specializes in water and wastewater engineering.<ref name="DCLA"/>
Olol is noted for his social work with the Somali American Council of Oregon (SACOO), serving as its Chairman and official spokesperson.<ref name="DCLA"/> His duties with the organization include volunteering as a counselor, facilitator, interpreter and co-sponsor.<ref name="Odf">{{cite web|title=2011 Director's Community Leadership Awards|url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/partnerships_and_outreach/community_outreach/dcla/2011/portland-1|publisher=FBI|accessdate=10 March 2013}}</ref> SACOO offers guidance to new Somali families and works closely with state and federal authorities to strengthen civic relations.<ref name="DCLA"/><ref name="Odf"/>
Olol is a graduate of the FBI's Citizens Academy.<ref name="Odf"/>
==Awards== [[File:Musse Olol-dcla3.jpg|thumb|right|Olol receiving the 2011 Director's Community Leadership Award (DCLA) from FBI Director Robert Mueller]] For his many contributions to the Somali community through SACOO, Olol was presented in Washington, D.C., with the FBI's 2011 Director's Community Leadership Award (DCLA). The prize is issued annually to individuals or groups that have earned distinction through service to society.<ref name="DCLA"/>
In 2014, Olol was named one of the 31 Arab Americans Who Have Had an Impact on America by Thrival Room.<ref>{{cite web|title=31 Arab Americans Who Have Had an Impact on America|date=2 May 2014 |url=http://www.arabamerica.com/31-arab-americans-who-have-had-an-impact-on-america/|publisher=Thrival Room|accessdate=15 June 2016}}</ref>
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