Bashe Awil Omar (born 1972 in Hargeisa, Somaliland) is a diplomat and politician.[1] He served as the Somaliland Representative to the United Arab Emirates (2015-2018)[2] and Kenya (2018-2021) as President of the Somaliland Liaison Office.[3][4]
Bashe Awil Omar | |
|---|---|
| In office 2018–2021 | |
| Somaliland Representative to Kenya | |
| In office 2015–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 Hargeisa |
| Nationality | Somalilander |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Background
editOmar was born in 1972 in Hargeisa, Somaliland, and belongs to the Imran clan of the wider Isaaq clan-family.[5] In 1991, following the outbreak of the Somali Civil War, he moved to the United Kingdom. In 1997, Omar graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from University College London. Omar received a scholarship to attend University of Manchester where he graduated with an MSc in Petrochemistry and Hydrocarbons Chemistry. During his residence in California, he got involved with mobilization for Kulmiye, a political party founded by his father-in-law, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud. in 2011, Omar and his family moved to Nairobi, Kenya.[6] On 30 June 2015, Omar was appointed as the new Ambassador of Somaliland to the United Arab Emirates where he served from 2015 to 2018.[7] In 2018, President Musa Bihi Abdi appointed Omar as Somaliland Representative to Kenya and President of the Somaliland Liaison Office in Nairobi.[8] Upon assumption of the office in Nairobi, Omar has organised two major conferences between Somaliland and Kenya focusing on infrastructure and energy in 2018 and 2019.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Somaliland Youth Urged to Shun Tribalism-Bashe
- ^ "How the crisis in the Gulf could spread to East Africa". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04.
- ^ Ambassador Bashe Awil Omar
- ^ Somaliland goes to the polls tomorrow
- ^ "Somaliland: The Strains of Success | Crisis Group". www.crisisgroup.org. 2015-10-05. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Somaliland: “I was a Member of the Silanyo Family Years Before his Presidency” Amb Bashe Awil
- ^ REPUBLIC OF SOMALILAND
- ^ Kenya and Somaliland to foster strong trade ties
- ^ Somaliland Markets Berbera Port at the UK-Africa Investment Conference
- ^ Investors to benefit from Kenya and Somaliland ties
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