Hussein Ismail or Husein ismail (Somali: Xuseen Ismaaciil, Arabic: حسين إسماعيل, Amharic: አቶ ሁሴን እስማእል) also known as Ato Hussein Ismail was a Somali Ethiopian politician who held several spots in the Ethiopian government. He was the first Somali to be promoted to a minister, ambassador, Commissioner and politician in Ethiopia to the government of the Derg that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987.[1]
Honorable Ato Hussein Ismail
አቶ ሁሴን እስማእል Xuseen Ismaaciil | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Ethiopia to Bulgaria | |
| In office 1986 – not certain | |
| Ambassador of Ethiopia to Cuba | |
| In office 1984–1986 | |
| Ambassador of Ethiopia to South Yemen | |
| In office 1983–1984 | |
| Commissioner for Pensions and Social security | |
| In office 1978–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Araya Ougbagzi |
| Member of the Central Committee of COPWE | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office August 1976 – 1978 | |
| Chief-Administrator of Illubabor Province | |
| In office 1974–1976 | |
| Governor of Dire Dawa | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| Profession | Politician, minister, commissioner and ambassador |
History
editHussein Ismail was born in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia and belongs to the Afugud or Gibril Muse (Afguduud), Makahil (Makahiil) section of the Gadabursi (Gadabuursi) or Samaron (Samaroon).[citation needed] He served his country as Chief-Administrator of the Illubabor Province in Ethiopia after the fall of Haile Selassie.[2] Furthermore, he became Governor of Dire Dawa, Ambassador to South Yemen, Ambassador to Bulgaria, Ambassador to Cuba and Minister of Education and Commissioner for Pensions and Social Security for Ethiopia.[3] He also was a member of the Central Committee of COPWE (Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia).[4] He laid the foundation for Somali inclusiveness into Ethiopia.[5]
Career
edit- Governor of Dire Dawa
- Chief-Administrator of Illubabor Province (1974–1976 )
- Minister of Education (August 1976 – 1978)
- Member of the Central Committee of COPWE (1979–1984)
- Commissioner for Pensions and Social Security (1978–1983)
- Ambassador of Ethiopia to South Yemen (1983–1984)
- Ambassador of Ethiopia to Cuba (1984–1986)
- Ambassador of Ethiopia to Bulgaria (1986)
References
edit- ^ Quarterly Economic Review of Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti. Economist Intelligence Unit. 1978.
- ^ Legum, Colin (1 January 1975). Ethiopia: The Fall of Haile Sellassie's Empire. Africana Publishing Company. ISBN 9780841902299.
- ^ Daily Report: Eastern Europe. The Service. 1986.
- ^ Service, British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring (1983). Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa.
- ^ Service, United States Joint Publications Research (1979). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa.