Gamal Mohamed Hassan | |
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| Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development | |
| Minister | |
| In office 29 March 2017 – Present | |
| President | Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Hussein Roble |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dhahar, Sanaag, Somalia |
| Political party | Tayo Nabad iyo Nolol |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | Carleton University Ottawa, Canada |
| Occupation | Politician, academic |
Gamal Mohamed Hassan (Somali: Gamaal Maxamed Xasan, Arabic: جمال محمد حسن; born June 1978) Also, Jamal is the son of the well known late Chief Al-Haji Mohamed Hassan Muse and he was the founder, mayor to his last day and the first settler of that City Dhahar, in Sanaag region. Also, Jamal is a Somali politician who was the former Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia.[1] Prior to this position, Mr. Hassan served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the Republic of Kenya.[2]
Biography
He was previously a senior official at the U.S diplomatic mission in Nairobi, Kenya. On 2 April 2015, Hassan was appointed as the new Ambassador of Somalia to Kenya.[3]
Before joining the Government, he served as a Senior Political Advisor to the United States Special Representative for Somalia (SRS) on political affairs and related democracy, governance, and human rights issues.
He has also worked for the Government of Canada, Carleton University in Ottawa, and Canadem in Ukraine, and studied at Carleton and MOI Universities and obtained BA in Political Science and MA in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy respectively. Mr. Jamal Hassan is married with three children.
References
- ↑ "AMB. Gamal M Hassan".
- ↑ "Former Senior politician named new Ambassador to Kenya". Halganka. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Somali cabinet appoints five new ambassadors". Goobjoog. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.