Mottrom was a merchant, owning a shallop with which he traded with Maryland.[
Maantoo kale 12-kii October sanadkii 1954-tii ayeey aheyd markii ugu horreeysay ee la la saaray Calanka Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, hasa yeeshee Calanka Buluugga ah ee eg samada xiddigta Shanta geesoodka ahna ku leh bartamaha waa Calanka kaliya ee loo aqoonsanyahay Jamhuuriyadda Federalka Somalia.