Hanifa Mohamed Ibrahim Explained

Haniifa Mohamed Ibrahim (born 25 June 1991) is a Somalian Minister of Women and Human Rights Development.

Life

She was born in 1991 and she became a member of Somalia's parliament.^[1]

In 2017 she was part of the 17 strong group of politicians drawn from Somalia's lower and upper houses of parliament whose task was to choose Somalia's president.^[2] She became the Minister of Women and Human Rights Development under Prime Minister Abdihakin Ashkir in Somalia.

In 2021 she opened a centre in Mogadishu to support women. This was in support of the target to get 30% women in politics.^[3] In discussion with UN envoy James C. Swan she raised the issue of United Nations support for the 30% target in 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Somali Federal Parliament. 2021-04-25. golahashacabka.parliament.gov.so. 2023-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20230806160835/https://golahashacabka.parliament.gov.so/legislator/en/showMembers.php?legID=277&lang=1. dead.
2. Web site: 2017-01-25. Somalia forms Presidential Election Committee. 2021-04-25. Goobjoog News English. en-US.
3. Web site: Minister of Women and Human Development opens advocacy center in Mogadishu. 2021-04-25. Somali National News Agency. en-US. 2023-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20230806160355/https://sonna.so/en/somalia-minster-of-women-and-human-development-opens-womens-quota-advocacy-center-at-30/. dead.