Hassan Isse Jama
Hassan Isse Jama | |
|---|---|
 Hassan Isse Jama in 2018 | |
| 1st Vice President of Somaliland | |
| In office 7 June 1991 – 20 May 1993 | |
| President | Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur |
Hassan Isse Jama (Somali: Xasan Ciise Jaamac) is a Somali politician and veteran. He served as the first Vice President of Somaliland and was one the founding members of the Somali National Movement.[1]
Career
[edit]Hassan served in the BBC Somali Service as a broadcaster but was forced to relinquish his role at the BBC due to his SNM related activities.[2] He also held senior positions in the SNM including Vice Chairman.[3]
Hassan studied law at Queen Mary University in London and practiced as a lawyer.[4][5]
In 2011, returned to political life after a 20-year absence and founded the Xaqsoor Party to compete in the 2012 Somaliland municipal elections, but failed to qualify and dissolved months after.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Pinauldt, Géraldine. "Observatoire des Enjeux Politiques et Sécuritaires dans la Corne de l'Afrique - Le modèle somalilandais à l'épreuve des élections de 2015 : Crise de légitimité ou approfondissement démocratique ?". Les Afriques dans le Monde.
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (1994). Blood and bone : the call of kinship in Somali society. Lawrenceville, NJ: Red Sea Press. ISBN 0-932415-92-X. OCLC 29705644.
- ^ Richards, Rebecca (2015-01-02). "Bringing the Outside In: Somaliland, Statebuilding and Dual Hybridity" (PDF). Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 9 (1): 4–25. doi:10.1080/17502977.2014.991074. ISSN 1750-2977. S2CID 144467319.
- ^ "Mujaahid Xasan Ciise Jaamac Muxuu Ka Yaqaanaa Madaxweynaha La Doortay Ee Somaliland ?". Dhamays News (in Somali). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Somaliland President visits former Vice President in Hospital". CBA TV. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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