Hussein Ahmed Aideed
Hussein Ahmed Aideed | |
|---|---|
Xuseen Axmed Caydiid | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office June 2011 – October 2015 | |
| President | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud |
| Preceded by | Ismail Mumin Are |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Farah Adarre |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Hussein Ahmed Aideed (Somali: Xuseen Axmed Caydiid) is a Somaliland politician. He has served as Minister of Public Works, Minister of Justice, and as a member of the House of Representatives.
Biography
Hussein Ahmed Aideed hails from the Isaaq clan, specifically the Arab, Musa Abokor sub-clan.[1]
Public Works Minister (1st term)
In July 2010, President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo announced his new cabinet and selected Hussein Ahmed Aideed as Minister of Public Works and Transport.[2]
Justice Minister
In June 2011, President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo announced a cabinet reshuffle and appointed former Minister of Public Works Hussein Ahmed Aideed as Minister of Justice.[3]
In February 2012, at an international conference on Somalia held in London, the prospect of the first formal dialogue between Somalia and Somaliland was raised, with Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omar leading the Somaliland delegation, which also included Justice Minister Hussein Ahmed Aideed.[4]
In January 2014, a new Ministry of Justice building was inaugurated in Hargeisa, with Minister of Justice Hussein Ahmed Aideed among those attending the opening ceremony.[5]
In June 2014, as a Somaliland government delegation passed through Hargeisa airport on its return from a trip to South Africa, Hussein Ahmed Aideed, who had just come back, the independent media avoided recording his remarks during the arrival press coverage, prompting him to comment briefly, “If you do not want my news, that is fine.”[6]
In August 2015, during major water-supply works in northern Hargeisa, a mass grave believed to date from the 1980s Isaaq genocide was uncovered. In response, Minister of Justice Hussein Ahmed Aideed stated that the discovery was “one of the horrific consequences of the massacres committed by the Siad Barre regime against the people of this country, and the Somaliland government, which is working to bring the perpetrators to justice, cannot escape from this tragedy.”[7]
On 26 October 2015, Hussein Ahmed Aideed resigned from his position as Minister of Justice. He later argued that although the constitution requires a resigning minister to remain in office until a successor formally assumes the post, the ministry was abruptly taken over by military forces and his secretary was barred from entering his office. On 2 November, the new minister, Ahmed Farah Adarre, expressed his gratitude for Hussein Ahmed Aideed's past contributions during his inaugural address.[8]
In November 2015, during a Kulmiye central council meeting held in Hargeisa, a serious internal dispute broke out over President Silanyo's support for Muse Bihi Abdi as the party's presidential candidate, prompting many senior figures to break with the pro–Bihi faction, and Hussein Ahmed Aideed, speaking for the Kulmiye Alliance, described the central council meeting as a “haram” gathering and said that anything resulting from it would also be haram.[9]
To the Waddani party
In October 2016, Hussein Ahmed Aideed protested the selection of Muse Bihi Abdi as the ruling party's presidential candidate and, together with several other senior figures, left the governing party to join the opposition Waddani Party.[10]
In February 2017, Hussein Ahmed Aideed argued that contemporary Somaliland closely resembled China during the Cultural Revolution when the “Gang of Four” manipulated Chairman Mao Zedong and distorted the country's political course, implicitly criticising President Silanyo's inner circle.[11]
In November 2017, Hussein Ahmed Aideed, together with Mohamed Yasin and Osman Afgaab, alleged that parts of the 2017 Somaliland presidential election had been fraudulently manipulated in certain areas.[12]
House Representative
In May 2018, the constitutional court swore in Hussein Ahmed Aideed — who, despite having since left the Kulmiye Party to join the opposition Waddani Party, was still entitled to a seat through Kulmiye's reserve-member allocation from the original election[13] — as a member of parliament to fill the vacant seat left by Ibrahim Ahmed Haybe, who had died the previous month.[14]
Public Works Minister (2nd term)
In December 2024, newly elected president Irro announced a 48-member cabinet and appointed Hussein Ahmed Aideed as Minister of Public Works, Lands and Housing.[1] In January 2025, ministers appointed by the president received a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives, and Hussein Ahmed Aideed was approved with 63 votes.[15]
In October 2025, the Taiwanese representative to Somaliland hosted a Taiwan National Day celebration in Hargeisa, which was attended by Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Adam and former justice minister Hussein Ahmed Aideed.[16]
References
- ^ a b "Madaxweynaha Somaliland Cabdiraxman Cirro oo ku dhawaaqey golaha xukuumadiisa" [Somaliland President Abdirahman Cirro announces his cabinet]. Horseed Media (in Somali). 14 December 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Madaxweyne Siilaanyo oo magacaabay golihiisa wasiirada oo ka kooban 20 wasiir & 6 wasiir ku xigeen" [President Silanyo appoints his cabinet consisting of 20 ministers and 6 deputy ministers]. Daljir (in Somali). 27 July 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Madaxweyne Siilaanyo Oo Xilal Ka Qaadis Iyo Isku Shaandhayn Ku Sameeyay Xukuumaddiisa" [President Silanyo carries out dismissals and a reshuffle in his government]. Hargeysa Online (in Somali). 11 June 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Akhriso: 8 Sano iyo Sooyaalka Wadahadaladda Soomaaliya iyo Maamulka Somaliland" [Read: Eight years of history of the talks between Somalia and the Somaliland administration]. Goobjoog News (in Somali). 14 June 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "New Ministry of Justice building provides major boost to rule of law in Somaliland". Ministry of Justice of Somaliland. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Telefiishanada Madaxa-Banaan Ee Ka Shaqeeya Somaliland, Wargeysyada Qaarkood Iyo Shabakadaha Wararka Ee Madaxa-Banaan, Oo Shalay Diiday Inay War Ka Duubaan Wasiirka Wasaaradda Caddaalada Somaliland, Xuseen Axmed Caydiid" [Independent TV stations, some newspapers and independent news websites in Somaliland refuse to record news from the Minister of Justice, Hussein Ahmed Aideed]. Qurbejoog / Somaliland Diaspora News (in Somali). 28 June 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Raaddadka Xasuuqii Loo Geystay Shacbiga Somaliland Oo Xabbaalo Wadareedyo Cusub Laga Helay Woqooyiga Hargeysa" [Traces of the massacre against the people of Somaliland as new mass graves are found in northern Hargeisa]. Araweelo News (in Somali). August 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Wasiirkii Hore Ee Cadaalladda Oo Sheegay In Madaxweynuhu Jabiyey Qodob Dastuuriya Iyo In Ciidan Lagu Wareejiyay" [Former Minister of Justice says the president violated a constitutional article and that troops took over the ministry]. Saxafi Media (in Somali). 2 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Dib U Milicsiga Khilaafyadii Iyo Shirarkii Hore Ee Xisbiga KULMIYE, Raggii Kaadiriinta Ahaa Ee Ay Hore U Sahaydeen Isku Dhacyadaasi Iyo Ifafaalaha Shirweynaha 4-aad Ee Kaabiga Saaran" [Reviewing the past conflicts and conferences of the Kulmiye Party, the cadres who fueled them, and the signs of the upcoming fourth congress]. Somaliland Today (in Somali). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Somaliland: Waddani takes in new blood, 'dupes' old guard in one move". Horndiplomat. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Xuseen Axmed Caydiid Oo Is Barbar-Dhigay Xaaladda Uu Dalka Somaliland Maanta Marayo Iyo Xaaladii Caanka Ahayd Ee China Marayay 1966-76" [Hussein Ahmed Aideed compares the current situation of Somaliland with China’s famous 1966–76 period]. Gabiley News Online (in Somali). 14 February 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Maxaa Sababay Rabshadaha Ka Dhacay Hargeysa, Burco iyo Ceerigaabo?" [What caused the riots in Hargeisa, Burao and Erigavo?]. Goobjoog News (in Somali). 18 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Hargeysa: Siyaasi Xuseen Axmed Caydiid Oo Ka Mid Noqonaya Xildhibaanada Golaha Wakiilada Somaliland" [Hargeisa: Politician Hussein Ahmed Aideed to become one of the members of the Somaliland House of Representatives]. Afka Shacabka (in Somali). 12 April 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Somaliland: The High Court Swears Member of Parliament Hussein Ahmed Aideed". MENAFN / Somalilandsun. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Golaha Wakiilada Somaliland oo Ansixiyay 19 Wasiir oo Ka Mid Noqon Doona Xukuumada Cusub" [Somaliland House of Representatives approves 19 ministers of the new government]. Hiiraan Online (in Somali). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Taiwan National Day celebration in Somaliland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). Taipei Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland. October 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.