Moumina Houssein Darar Explained

Moumina Houssein Darar
Birth Date:1 June 1990
Birth Place:Ali Sabieh, Djibouti
Known For:Anti-terrorism
Occupation:Police officer

Moumina Houssein Darar (Somali: Muumina Xuseen Darar; Arabic: مؤمنة حسين درار), is a Djiboutian Anti-Terrorism police investigator. She was recognised as a Woman of Courage by the American Secretary of State in 2019.

Life

Moumina Houssein Darar was the eldest of a family of eight children.[1] After obtaining a degree in English in 2012, she joined the ranks of the Djibouti Police in 2013.[1] She soon specialized in anti-terrorism investigations as a senior investigator. She was involved in high-profile investigations that resulted in the conviction or expulsion of many Al-Shabaab terrorists. This allowed the Djiboutian National Police (DNP) to thwart several planned terrorist attacks following the attack of La Chaumière, in 2014 in Djibouti.

She has created a neighborhood charity to help children in need, as well as to provide other services and assistance to help the local community.

She received on 7 March 2019 the Woman of Courage award by Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ambassade des Etats-Unis / Police Nationale : Le premier prix de la " Femme de Courage de Djibouti " décerné à la jeune enquêtrice Moumina Houssein Darar. fr-FR. 2019-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404143335/http://www.lanationdj.com/ambassade-des-etats-unis-police-nationale-le-premier-prix-de-la-femme-de-courage-de-djibouti-decerne-a-la-jeune-enquetrice-moumina-houssein-darar/. 2019-04-04. dead.
  2. Web site: Biographies of the Finalists for the 2019 International Women of Courage Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305220533/https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2019/bio/index.htm. dead. 2019-03-05. www.state.gov. 2019-03-12.