Hanifa Mohamed Ibrahim
Haniifa Mohamed Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
Haniifa Mohamed Ibrahim in 2021 | |
| Born | 25 June 1991 |
| Other names | “Hanifa Habsade” |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Minister of Women and Human Rights Development |
Haniifa Mohamed Ibrahim known as Hanifa Habsade (born 25 June 1991) was a Somalian Minister of Women and Human Rights Development. She later joined the board of the Central Bank of Somalia.
Life
She was born in 1991 and she became a member of Somalia's parliament[1] in 2016.[2] She was the first in an all female election as her country aimed to increase the percentage of women to 30%.[3]
In 2017 she was part of the seventeen strong group of politicians drawn from Somalia's lower and upper houses of parliament whose task was to choose Somalia's president.[4] She became the Minister of Women and Human Rights Development under Prime Minister Abdihakin Ashkir in Somalia.[5]
In 2021 she opened a centre in Mogadishu to support women. This was in support of the target to get 30% women in politics.[5] In discussion with UN envoy James C. Swan she raised the issue of United Nations support for the 30% target in 2021.[6]
In January 2025 Hanifa Mohamed Ibrahim, who had been a Senior Advisor to the Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia,[2] was elected by the Council of Ministers to join the board of the State-owned Central Bank of Somalia.[7]
References
- ^ "Somali Federal Parliament". golahashacabka.parliament.gov.so. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ a b "Board of Directors – Central Bank of Somalia". Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ^ "South West State approaches final stages of voting for House of the People". UNSOM. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ^ "Somalia forms Presidential Election Committee". Goobjoog News English. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ a b "Minister of Women and Human Development opens advocacy center in Mogadishu". Somali National News Agency. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ Somalia, UNSOM (2021-01-26), UN envoy James Swan Meeting with Minister of Women and Human Rights Development Her Excellency, Haniifa Mohamed Ibrahim - 26 January 2021, retrieved 2021-04-25
- ^ "Hanifa Appointed to Central Bank of Somalia's Board of Directors - Somali News today Live". FTL Somalia. 2025-01-02. Retrieved 2026-03-16.