Kadra Mahamoud Haid (Somali: Khadra Maxamuud Xayd) is a Djiboutian politician, political advisor, and First Lady of Djibouti since 1999. She is the wife of President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Kadra Mahamoud Haid | |
|---|---|
Khadra Maxamuud Xayd | |
 Haid in 2017 | |
| First Lady of Djibouti | |
| Assumed office 8 May 1999 | |
| President | Ismaïl Omar Guelleh |
| Preceded by | Aicha Bogoreh |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | People's Rally for Progress |
| Spouse(s) | Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (current) Mahamed Abdallah Kamil (former) |
| Children | Five |
In 2003, Haid spoke against female genital mutilation (FGM), "These practices are not gone, an estimated two million young girls a year, 6,000 per day, still undergo these mutilations in all their forms. The consequences are dramatic, it can cause death by haemorrhage, urinary infections, cysts and childbirth difficulties, not to mention psychological damage."[1] Although a 1995 law banned FGM, it has been estimated that 98% of women in Djibouti are victims of it.[1]
Somali businessman Abdourahman Boreh, one of the richest people in Djibouti, was expelled because of an investment dispute with Haid.[2]
In 2014, it was reported that Guelleh "holds on to that power jealously, sharing it only with his influential wife".[3] Africa Intelligence has stated that she "acts as a sort of vice president".[4]
Personal life
editThrough her current marriage to Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, she has two daughters and a son, presidential adviser Haibado and businesswoman Fatouma-Awo and Ainache.[4] In addition, she has a son from her first marriage, Naguib Abdallah Kamil, who she is reportedly grooming for "high political responsibilities" and a daughter, Nazli, who is a businesswoman.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Emma Bonino - Djibouti's First Lady Slams Female Circumcision". www.emmabonino.it. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Samson A. Bezabeh (2016). Subjects of Empires, Citizens of States: Yemenis in Djibouti and Ethiopia. The American University in Cairo Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-977-416-729-4. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Djibouti leader Guelleh, clutching to power, wins fourth term and eyes growth with the help of foreign capital". 9 April 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2017 – via Japan Times Online.
- ^ a b c "DJIBOUTI : Ismail Omar Guelleh governs family-style with Kadra, Naguib, Saad and co - The Indian Ocean Newsletter". africaintelligence.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.