Halima Ahmed (Somali: Xaliima Axmed) is a Somali political activist.
Halima Ahmed | |
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 Halima Ahmed at the 2012 World Economic Forum in Addis Ababa. | |
| Born | Xaliima Axmed |
| Alma mater | Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations |
| Occupation | Political activist |
Personal life
editAhmed was born in Somalia. For her post-secondary education, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the Geneva School of Diplomacy in Geneva, Switzerland.[1]
Career
editAhmed began her career with the Youth Rehabilitation Center in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. Her duties there included taking care of insurgents that had defected to join the Somali government.[1]
She later became a prospective candidate in the new Federal Parliament of Somalia,[1] which was inaugurated in August 2012.[2]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c "World Economic Forum - Halima Ahmed". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Somalia: UN Envoy Says Inauguration of New Parliament in Somalia 'Historic Moment'". Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.