Ahmed Hassan Caafi
Ahmed Hassan Caafi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Planning | |
| In office March 2002 – November 2002 | |
| President | Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Haji Dahir Ilmi |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 2001 – March 2002 | |
| President | Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal |
| Succeeded by | Abdihamid Garad Jama |
| Director General, Ministry of Finance | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 24 June 2021 Hargeisa, Somaliland |
| Occupation | Politician, academic, engineer |
Ahmed Hassan Caafi (Somali: Axmed Xasan Caafi) was a Somaliland politician, former government minister, engineer, and senior lecturer. Over the course of the 1990s and early 2000s, he held several senior positions, including Director General of the Ministry of Finance, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Planning under President Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal. He later taught at the University of Hargeisa and remained influential in the Kulmiye political party until he died in 2021.
Biography
He hails from the Samaroon/Ciise clan.[1]
General director of Finance
From 1992 to 1993, Ahmed Hassan Caafi served as Director General of the Ministry of Finance.[2]
Justice Minister
The HAVAYOCO youth organization, a charity based in Hargeisa, celebrated its tenth anniversary, with Justice Minister Ahmed Hassan Caafi in attendance as the commemorative event.[3]
Planning Minister
In March 2002, President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal reshuffled his cabinet, replacing Justice Minister Ahmed Hassan Caafi with Abdihamid Garad Jama and appointing Ahmad Hasan Aafi as Minister of Planning.[4]
In October 2002, a workshop on workers' rights organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) was held at the Maansoor Hotel in Hargeisa, where Planning Minister Ahmed Hassan Caafi also spoke, stressing that it was important to have laws guaranteeing workers' rights.[5]
During his time as a minister, President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal reportedly referred to Ahmed Hassan Caafi, Mohamed Siciid Gees and Yusuf Aynab Muse as "the three well-meaning fools", a paradoxical nickname that stemmed from their habit of walking to their ministries rather than using government vehicles, implying that their naïve integrity could help the government make genuine progress.[6]
In November 2002, President Dahir Rayale Kahin dismissed Planning Minister Ahmed Hassan Caafi and appointed Ahmed Haji Dahir Ilmi in his place.[7][8]
University of Hargeisa
As of November 2013, Ahmed Hassan Caafi was serving as a senior lecturer at the University of Hargeisa.[9]
In June 2017, the vice president of Somaliland, accompanied by the minister of parliamentary relations and research, the minister of state for planning, the deputy minister of information, presidential advisers and the vice president's special secretary, visited senior Kulmiye Party figure Ahmed Hassan Caafi at his home while he was receiving medical treatment.[10]
Death
On June 24, 2021, Ahmed Hassan Caafi died in Hargeisa.[11]
References
- ^ "Caddaalad darada ka muuqata magacyada iyo beelaha ay kasoo jeedaan xubnaha golaha dhexe ee xisbiga Kulmiye ee kala reebi doona musharixiinta loolamaya" [The injustice visible in the names and clans of Kulmiye central committee members who will screen competing candidates]. Qurbejoog (in Somali). 10 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Ministry Leadership". Ministry of Finance & Economic Development, Republic of Somaliland. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Ururka HAVAYOCO Oo Xuskii Aasaaskiisa Ku Soo Bandhigay Wax-qabadkiisii 10-sanno" [HAVAYOCO organisation marks its 10th anniversary by showcasing its achievements]. Haatuf (in Somali). 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Somalia: Cabinet reshuffle in Somaliland". The New Humanitarian. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Aqoon isweydaarsi xuquuqda shaqaalaha oo ka furmay Hargeysa" [Workers' rights workshop opens in Hargeisa]. Haatuf (in Somali). October 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Sinaan La'aanta iyo Siyaasad Xumada Axsaabta Qaranka Somaliland" [Inequality and flawed politics in Somaliland's national parties]. Xogreeb News (in Somali). 2 November 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Isku shaandhayn golaha wasiirada" [Cabinet reshuffle]. Haatuf (in Somali). 11 November 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Shalay Iyo Maanta: Mahadhooyinka Weedhaha Siyaasadeed Ee Wasiirka Warfaafinta" [Yesterday and today: The political sayings of the Minister of Information]. Haatuf (in Somali). 7 February 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Sinaan Laaaanta iyo Siyaasad Xumada Axsaabta Qaranka Somaliland" [Inequality and poor politics of Somaliland national parties]. Xogreeb News (in Somali). 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Masuuliyiin Madaxwayne-ku-xigeenka Somaliland Hogaaminayo Oo Odayaal Qaranka Magac Ku Leh Guryahooda Ku Boqday" [Delegation led by the Somaliland Vice President pays home visits to nationally prominent elders]. Warsoor News (in Somali). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Madaxweyne Kuxigeenka Somaliland Ayaa Tacsi U Diray Marxuum Pro. Axmed Xasan Caafi" [Somaliland Vice President sends condolences on the death of Prof. Ahmed Hassan Caafi]. Gabiley News Online (in Somali). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2025.