Rahma Guliye Explained

Birth Place:Mandera, Kenya
Office:Hirshabelle State's Minister for Women and Human Rights
Education:Moi Girls' Secondary School
President:Ali Abdullahi Hussein
Country:Somalia

Rahma Bint Guliye, also Rahma Mohamed Guliye, is a politician and activist in the Federal Government of Somalia.[1] She is Hirshabelle State's Minister for Women and Human Rights,[2] and was the first Somalian MP to be elected from the Degodia clan.[3] Guliye was born in Mandera, Kenya.[4] She studied at Moi Girls' Secondary School, later studying to become a clinical nutritionist.[5] From 2007 to 2010 she worked with Medicins sans frontiers. She has also extensively fund-raised for medical care for families in her community.[6] On 2 November 2020 she was appointed Chief of Staff to the governent. Later that month, as a representative of both Kenyan and Somalian clan members, she was part of a launch of the Degodia flag. She later denied any connection with any potential Degodia secession movement.

References

  1. Web site: 2024-08-17 . Le Premier Ministre fait Commandeurdans l’Ordre National du 27 juin la ministre Somalienne des Femmes et des Droits humains SE Khadijo Mohamed Diriye – Primature . 2024-08-17 . web.archive.org.
  2. Web site: 2024-05-08 . Trailblazing Unity: Somalia Welcomes New Chapter of African Women Leaders Network . 2024-08-17 . UN Women – Africa . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-10-05 . Is the Somali government fueling secessionist agenda in Northern Kenya? . 2024-08-17 . web.archive.org.
  4. Web site: 2021-01-19 . Somalian authorities to encourage secession of Northern Kenya - Robert Lansing Institute . 2024-08-17 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Three little known facts about Rahma Guliye, Mandera's finest . 2024-08-17 . hivisasa.com.
  6. Web site: 2024-08-17 . Relief as tears of sorrow turn into joy . 2024-08-17 . web.archive.org.