Hersi Ali Haji Hassan Explained

Hersi Ali Haji Hassan
Native Name Lang:so
Caption:Hassan in 2023
Office:Chairman of Waddani Party
Term Start:16 November 2021
Predecessor:Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Irro"
Office2:Dahabshiil Group
Term Start2:29 september 1994
Term End2:19 October 2010
Office3:National Electoral Commission Deputy Chairman
Term Start3:February 2007
Term End3:May 2008
Office4:Chief of Cabinet
Term Start4:July 2010
Term End4:July 2011
Office5:Minister of the Presidency
Term Start5:July 2011
Term End5:28 October 2015
President5:Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Successor5:Mohamoud Hashi Abdi
Birth Date:1968

Hersi Ali Haji Hassan (so| Xirsi Cali Xaaji Xasan, born 1960) is a Somaliland politician and the current chairman of the Waddani party, the main opposition party in Somaliland.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Hersi was born in 1966 in Burao,[5] capital of Togdheer region. He completed his secondary education in 1987,[6] after which he joined the Somali National Movement (SNM) during the Somaliland War of Independence.[7] He belongs to the Ahmed Farah subclan of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq.[8]

After the war, he returned to education and studied in Somaliland, India and the United Kingdom where he studied different areas in ICT and Management.

He started his career at Dahabshiil Group, first from the Remittance Department to the CEO of Somtel International, one of the leading telecommunications companies in the Horn of Africa. Throughout his tenure at Dahabshiil, he was also appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, a position he held for 1 year before joining politics.[9]

He served as the Minister of the Presidency of Somaliland from 2011 to 2015 under the administration of Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Siilaanyo), before later resigning.

Hersi joined the Waddani party in 2016 and was shortly appointed a party leader. In 2021 Hersi was elected the chairman of the Waddani opposition party of Somaliland, succeeding party founder Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi ('Irro).

Writings

Hersi Ali is the author of two books:

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bbc.com/somali/war-59308522 Waa kuma Xirsi Cali Xaaji Xasan
  2. https://www.qoryaalenews.net/2015/10/30/xirsi-cali-x-xasan-waxay-bulsho-waynta-sland-uga-markhaati-tahay-wax-qabadka-muuqda-iyo-horumarka-uu-ku-talaabsaday-mudadii-wasiirka-madaxtooyada-ahaa/ XIRSI CALI X. XASAN
  3. Wasiirka wasaaradda Madaxtooyadda Somaliland Mudane Xirsi Cali Xaaji Xasan,
  4. https://www.horndiplomat.com/2021/11/16/somaliland-hersi-ali-hassan-elected-waddani-party-chairman/ Hersi Ali Hassan Elected Waddani Party Chairman
  5. Web site: 2021-11-21 . Taariikh Nololeedka Guddoomiyaha Cusub Ee Xisbiga WADDANI Xirsi Xaaji Xasan . 2024-09-04 . hadhwanaagnews.ca . English.
  6. Web site: Hersi Ali Haji Hassan – Waddani . 2024-09-04 . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2021-11-16 . Somaliland: Waa kuma Xirsi Cali Xaaji Xasan, Guddoomiyaha cusub ee xisbiga Waddani? . 2024-09-04 . BBC News Somali . so.
  8. Web site: 2015-10-05 . Somaliland: The Strains of Success Crisis Group . 2024-06-18 . www.crisisgroup.org . 5 . en.
  9. Web site: Somaliland: Hersi Ali Hassan Elected Waddani Party Chairman . 2024-09-04 . www.horndiplomat.com.
  10. Web site: Buugga Miyiga Ilaa Madaxtooyada: Yaa Ka Dambeeya Xatooyada Lagula Kacay Buugga iyo Wax Ka Bedelka Lagu Sameeyey? Muxuu Se Salka Ku Haya Dagaalkani?. 30 October 2018. 7 June 2023.
  11. Web site: Khudabdii hogaamiye xirsi iyo Buugi Hodanka baahan iyo Himiladayda. Yasin. Adan. 21 February 2020. 7 June 2023.

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