Ahmed Jambir Suldan
Ahmed Jambir Suldan | |
|---|---|
| Axmed Jaambiir Suldaan | |
| Minister of Interior of Somaliland | |
| In office 1995–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Muse Bihi Abdi |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Abdi Gaboose |
| Minister of Interior of Somaliland | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | Politician |
Ahmed Jambir Suldan (Somali: Axmed Jaambiir Suldaan) is a Somaliland politician who served three times[1] as Minister of Interior of Somaliland during President Egal’s tenure.[2]
Biography
Early life and background
Ahmed Jambir Suldan comes from the royal Suldaan family within the Habar Awal (also known as Subeer Awal) branch of the Isaaq clan. His lineage, known as the Saldanada of Habar Awal, is said to trace its origins to around 1770 in Berbera.[3]
Somali National Movement
Ahmed Jambir Suldan served as the last[1] Treasurer (Xoghayaha Maaliyadda) of the Somali National Movement during its final phase before Somaliland declared independence. [4]
Ahmed Jambir Suldan, as a member of the SNM Central Committee, voted in favor of the resolution to restore Somaliland’s independence. [1]
Deputy Minister of Interior
In 1991, at the time of Somaliland’s declaration of independence, Ahmed Jambir Suldan was appointed Deputy Minister of Interior. [5]
Minister of Interior (First Term)
In 1995, President Egal dismissed Muse Bihi Abdi from Minister of Interior following political disagreements, and appointed Ahmed Jambir Suldan as his replacement.
In 1997, after being re-elected, President Egal reshuffled his cabinet and appointed Mohamed Abdi Gaboose as Minister of Interior.[6]
Minister of Interior (Second Term)
Later, Ahmed Jambir Suldan was reappointed as Minister of Interior. Records indicate that in June 2000, he received official documents in his capacity as Minister of Interior.[7]
In June 2001, a constitutional referendum was held in Somaliland, during which Ahmed Jambir Suldan served as the chairman of the National Referendum Committee.[8]
After that
In October 2009, when Suldan Mahamed Suldan Diriye — the sultan of Habar Awal — passed away, Ahmed Jambir Suldan attended the funeral in his capacity as a member of the Suldaan family. [9]
As of 2012, Ahmed Jambir Suldan served as an advisor to the chairman of Gollis University, and he made public remarks during university events, including at a certificate-presentation ceremony held at Hotel Mansoor in Hargeisa.[10]
In August 2017, Ahmed Jambir Suldan left the ruling Kulmiye Party and joined the opposition Waddani Party. [11] He explained that his decision was due to the government’s policies, which had caused high inflation in the country. [12] Ahmed Jambir Suldan was appointed by Waddani Party chairman Irro as the second of twelve members on the party’s Committee for Internal Affairs and Defense — the first being Chairman Irro himself. [13]
In November 2020, Ahmed Jambir Suldan delivered a speech at a ceremony announcing a Waddani candidate’s run for Somaliland’s House of Representatives.[14]
Family
Ahmed Jambir Suldan had a son, Ismail, a basketball player for the North-West (GWG) team, who died in London in 2013 while his father is still alive.[15]
References
- ^ a b c "Somaliland: Uma Baahna In Loo Abtiriyo Ee Waxay U Baahan Tahay Yaa Dhisi Kara, (Kursiguna) Dhaxal Maaha – Siyaasi Axmed Jaambiir Suldaan". Wargane News (in Somali). 18 September 2017. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Shan Wasiirul Daakhili oo Dalka Soo Maray oo Maanta Isugu Tagaya Xisbiga Waddani". Geeska Afrika (in Somali). 2022. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Qoyska Reer Garaad Boon oo Difaacay Saldanada Suldaan Xasan". Geeska Afrika (in Somali). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ ""Somaliland Uma Baahna Loo Abtiriyo … – Axmed Jaambiir Suldan"". Wargane (in Somali). 18 September 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ Ahmed Ismail Samatar, ed. (1994). The Somali Challenge: From Catastrophe to Renewal?. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 124. ISBN 9781555873639.
- ^ "Maxaad ka taqaan xukuumadii xulka ahayd ee madaxweyne Cigaal ahn 1997". BerberaToday (in Somali). 25 February 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Daawo: Garyaqaan Ciil iyo Cadho dartii isaga Tirtiraya Jinsiyada Somaliland Xukumadda Codsi u diray". Afka Shacabka (in Somali). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Constitution Referendum in Breakaway Somaliland Concluded". People’s Daily Online. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Sidoo kale Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Diiriye oo ku geeriyooday Hargeysa". Haatuf. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ "Hargeysa, July 4, 2012 (Haatuf) – 10 Injineer oo ka tirsan 65 Arday …". Haatuf. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Daawo: Muuqalkasiyaasiga Axmed Jaambiir Suldaan Ka Baxay Xisbiga Kulmiye Uu Ka Tirsanaa …". BerberaToday (in Somali). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ "Xisbiga Waddani oo maanta xaflad soo dhaweyn ah ku qaabilay siyaasiyiin iyo haldoor ku bahoobay Wax-Garadka Badbaado Qaran oo ku soo biiray xisbigaasi". Hargeisa Press (in Somali). 2022. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ "Guddoomiye Cirro oo Magacaabay Guddi Hawleedyo lagu Dardar-galinayo Hawlaha Xiliga Doorashada Iyo Ololaha Xisbiga". Afka Shacabka (in Somali). 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ "Hargeysa: Sh Ibraahim Xasan oo Ku Dhawaaqay Inuu u Tartamayo Golaha Wakiillada Somaliland". Oodweyne News. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Dhamaan Tageerayasha Xisbiga Ucid ee Uk waxay tacsi tiiranyo leh u dirayaan Marxuum Ismaciil Axmed Janbiir..." qurbejoog.com (in Somali). Retrieved 8 November 2025.