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Listed Londoner: Rakhia Ismail
Rakhia Ismail, Mayor of Islington, is the first Somali-born woman to hold the position of Mayor in the UK. She was born in Somalia and came to the country as a refugee in the 1980s, and has lived in the borough since 1993. Having first been elected to Islington Council in 2012, Rakhia joins Robert as a Listed Londoner and answers his famous fifteen questions.
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Every Sunday a notable Londoner answers 15 famous questions to become a Listed Londoner.
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