Hersi Ali Haji Hassan (Somali: Xirsi Cali Xaaji Xasan, born 1960) is a Somaliland politician and the current chairman of the Waddani party, the main opposition party in Somaliland.[1][2][3][4]
Hersi Ali Haji Hassan | |
|---|---|
حرسي علي حاج حسن | |
 Hassan in 2023 | |
| Chairman of Waddani Party | |
| Assumed office 16 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Irro" |
| Dahabshiil Group | |
| In office 29 september 1994 – 19 October 2010 | |
| National Electoral Commission Deputy Chairman | |
| In office February 2007 – May 2008 | |
| Chief of Cabinet | |
| In office July 2010 – July 2011 | |
| Minister of the Presidency | |
| In office July 2011 – 28 October 2015 | |
| President | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud |
| Succeeded by | Mohamoud Hashi Abdi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 Burao, Somali Republic (now Somaliland) |
| Political party | Waddani |
Biography
editHersi was born in 1966 in Burao,[5] capital of Togdheer region. He completed his secondary education in 1987,[6] after which he joined the Somali National Movement (SNM) during the Somaliland War of Independence.[4][7] He belongs to the Ahmed Farah subclan of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq.[8]
After the war, he returned to education and studied in Somaliland, India and the United Kingdom where he studied different areas in ICT and Management.[4][7]
He started his career at Dahabshiil Group, first from the Remittance Department to the CEO of Somtel International, one of the leading telecommunications companies in the Horn of Africa.[7] Throughout his tenure at Dahabshiil, he was also appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, a position he held for 1 year before joining politics.[9][7]
He served as the Minister of the Presidency of Somaliland from 2011 to 2015 under the administration of Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Siilaanyo), before later resigning.[3]
Hersi joined the Waddani party in 2016 and was shortly appointed a party leader.[7] In 2021 Hersi was elected the chairman of the Waddani opposition party of Somaliland, succeeding party founder Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi ('Irro).[9]
Writings
editHersi Ali is the author of two books:
- Miyiga illaa Madaxtooyada, 30 October 2018, [10]
- Hodanka baahan iyo Himiladayda, 21 February 2020[11]
References
edit- ^ Waa kuma Xirsi Cali Xaaji Xasan,BBC News.
- ^ XIRSI CALI X. XASAN Qoryaale News 30 October 2015
- ^ a b Wasiirka wasaaradda Madaxtooyadda Somaliland Mudane Xirsi Cali Xaaji Xasan,
- ^ a b c Hersi Ali Hassan Elected Waddani Party Chairman horndiplomat.com 16 November 2021
- ^ "Taariikh Nololeedka Guddoomiyaha Cusub Ee Xisbiga WADDANI Xirsi Xaaji Xasan". hadhwanaagnews.ca. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Hersi Ali Haji Hassan – Waddani". Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Somaliland: Waa kuma Xirsi Cali Xaaji Xasan, Guddoomiyaha cusub ee xisbiga Waddani?". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Somaliland: The Strains of Success | Crisis Group". www.crisisgroup.org. 5 October 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Somaliland: Hersi Ali Hassan Elected Waddani Party Chairman". www.horndiplomat.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Buugga Miyiga Ilaa Madaxtooyada: Yaa Ka Dambeeya Xatooyada Lagula Kacay Buugga iyo Wax Ka Bedelka Lagu Sameeyey? Muxuu Se Salka Ku Haya Dagaalkani?". 30 October 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Adan, Yasin (21 February 2020). "Khudabdii hogaamiye xirsi iyo Buugi Hodanka baahan iyo Himiladayda". Retrieved 7 June 2023.