Hassan Isse Jama Explained

Order:	1st Vice President of Somaliland
President:	Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
Term Start:	7 June 1991
Term End:	20 May 1993
Predecessor:	Office established
Successor:	Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur

Hassan Isse Jama (Somali: Xasan Ciise Jaamac) is a Somali politician and veteran. He served as the first Vice President of Somaliland and was one the founding members of the Somali National Movement.^[1]

Career

Hassan served in the BBC Somali Service as a broadcaster but was forced to relinquish his role at the BBC due to his SNM related activities.^[2] He also held senior positions in the SNM including Vice Chairman.^[3]

Hassan studied law at Queen Mary University in London and practiced as a lawyer.^{[4] [5]}

In 2011, returned to political life after a 20-year absence and founded the Xaqsoor Party to compete in the 2012 Somaliland local elections, but failed to qualify and dissolved months after.

See also

• Politics of Somaliland
• Somali National Movement
• Vice Presidents of Somaliland

Notes and References

1. Pinauldt . Géraldine . Observatoire des Enjeux Politiques et Sécuritaires dans la Corne de l’Afrique - Le modèle somalilandais à l’épreuve des élections de 2015 : Crise de légitimité ou approfondissement démocratique ? . Les Afriques dans le Monde.
2. Book: Lewis, I. M.. Blood and bone : the call of kinship in Somali society. 1994. Red Sea Press. 0-932415-92-X. Lawrenceville, NJ. 29705644.
3. Richards. Rebecca. 2015-01-02. Bringing the Outside In: Somaliland, Statebuilding and Dual Hybridity. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 9. 1. 4–25. 10.1080/17502977.2014.991074. 144467319. 1750-2977.
4. Web site: Mujaahid Xasan Ciise Jaamac Muxuu Ka Yaqaanaa Madaxweynaha La Doortay Ee Somaliland ?. Dhamays News. so. 22 January 2020.
5. Web site: Somaliland President visits former Vice President in Hospital. CBA TV. en. 28 April 2020.