Mahmoud Tokura, Abuja

Meet Mahmoud Tokura: This is his story.

Mahmoud, a Senior Software Engineer, lives with his wife and their four children in Abuja, Nigeria. Mahmoud’s love for technology was sparked at the age of 14 when he first encountered computers, and he spent his teenage years building websites and apps for his friends and family. Inspired by his father, he pursued a career in finance, testing technologies for a leading corporate fintech company. Soon, he found his true passion in engineering, and he left finance to work as a software engineer.  

Mahmoud regularly trains in mixed martial arts as a way of pushing himself beyond his comfort zone, and he encourages his children to participate, to learn about perseverance and courage.  

Mahmoud’s focus is encouraging his children to follow their dreams; including his 15-year-old son, who wants to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a software engineer.  

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