Halima Ahmed
| Halima Ahmed حليمة أحمد | |
|---|---|
 Halima Ahmed at the 2012 World Economic Forum in Addis Ababa. | |
| Born |
Xaliima Axmed Somalia |
| Ethnicity | Somali |
| Alma mater | Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations |
| Occupation | political activist |
| Religion | Islam |
Halima Ahmed (Somali: Xaliima Axmed, Arabic: حليمة أحمد) is a Somali political activist.
Personal life
Ahmed 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
Ahmed 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
Notes
- 1 2 3 "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.
External links
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