Ismahan Abdi Douksieh Explained

Office3:	Member of the National Assembly
Term3:	2003–
Constituency3:	Djibouti Region

Ismahan Abdi Douksieh is a Djiboutian politician. In 2003 she was elected to the National Assembly as one of the first group of women to enter the legislature.

Career

Prior to the 2003 elections, a new electoral law was passed, requiring party lists to consist of at least 10% of each gender.^[1] Douksieh was elected in Djibouti Region as a representative of the Union for the Presidential Majority, one of seven successful female candidates who became the first women in the National Assembly.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2089_03.htm Djibouti: Parliamentary Chamber: Assemblée nationale: Elections held in 2003
2. Daher Ahmed Farah (2018) Savoir et pouvoir dans le contexte de Djibouti : des configurations éducatives entre constructions de savoir et relations de pouvoir CNAM