Amina Mohamed Abdi
Amina Mohamed Abdi(Somali: Aamina Maxamed Cabdi) is a Somalian politician. Since 2012 she has been an MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia, as a member of the opposition Union for Peace and Development Party.[1]
Amina Mohamed Abdi | |
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| Member of Federal Parliament of Somalia | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Abdulaahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amina Mohamed Abdi October 21, 1981 Hiran Somalia. |
| Political party | Union for Peace and Development Party |
Life
Amina Mohamed Abdi is from the Hawiye clan. She attended school in Mogadishu, and remembers returning from school aged eight to find her house empty and her family gone as Somali Civil War fighting broke out in 1992. She later lived with her uncle, himself a member of the Somali parliament.[2]
In 2012, aged 24, Abdi stood for parliament. She defied clan elders to do so, facing down objections that in doing so she was behaving like a prostitute. Defeating two other candidates, she won a seat reserved for women.[2]
In the 2016 Somali parliamentary election Abdi won an open parliamentary seat in Hiran, Somalia.[2]
Abdi was preparing to be a candidate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for February 2021,[3] defending her seat against five men.[2] However, the elections were postponed amidst disagreement over the voting process.[4]
References
- Armen Kassabian (23 January 2021). "Young Female Somali Lawmaker Fights Corruption". VOA Learning English.
- Omar Mohammed (18 January 2021). "Young, female and fighting corruption, a Somali lawmaker defends her seat". Reuters. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- "Somalia Elections: Eye on Amina Mohamed Abdi who is battling for a third term in government". KTN News Kenya. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- Hamza Mohamed (10 February 2021). "What is delaying Somalia's elections?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 March 2021.