Mohamoud Dirir Gheddi
Mohamoud Dirir Gheddi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 1959 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, Diplomat |
| Political party | Somali Democratic Party |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Damascus University (BA) |
Mohamoud Dirir Gheddi is an Ethiopian politician. He was chairman of the Somali Democratic Party and served as the Minister of Mining under the Meles Zenawi administration.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Mohamoud was born in Dire Dawa in 1959. In 1976 he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Damascus University and subsequently joined the rebel group; Western Somali Liberation Front in the same year. For three years beginning in 1983 he taught in Hargeisa, Somalia.[3]
Career
[edit]In 1993 Mohamoud would become president of the Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front.[4] He would later serve as chairman of the Somali Democratic Party (SDP) and in 1995 was elected MP for the SDP to the House of Peoples' Representatives.[5][6]
Mohamoud also served as Ethiopian ambassador to Egypt.[7]
Personal life
[edit]He hails from the Somali Issa clan. Mohamoud is a polyglot who can speak six languages; Somali, Amharic, Oromo, Harari, English, and Arabic. His hobbies include; writing and painting.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Murison, Katharine (31 October 2002). Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Taylor & Francis Group. p. 400. ISBN 978-1-85743-131-5.
- ^ Maclennan, Ben (18 February 2003). Mining scorecard ready for publication. Mail&Guardian.
- ^ Mahifere, Seifu. His Excellency Ambassador Mahmoud Dirir, Minister of Culture & Tourism, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia A Life in Politics and Diplomacy. Africa Travel Magazine.
- ^ ETH30381.E of 4 November 1998 on the treatment of Issa in Ethiopia; whether a family relation to someone known to be (have been) active in, and financially supportive of, the Western Somali Liberation Front (WSLF) would affect this treatment. IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 17 January 2000.
- ^ Press Digest Volume 10, Issues 1-26. Anasir Publishers. 2003. p. 10.
- ^ Impact Assessment of Capacity Building Projects in the Ethiopian Justice Sector Institutions (PDF). The Africa-Europe Partnership Institute for Capacity Building and Human Resource Development. p. 87.
- ^ Ethiopia Freezes Nile Water Treaty in Sign of Thaw With Egypt. VOA. May 2011.
- ^ Verdier, Isabelle (1997). Ethiopia The Top 100 People. Indigo Publications. p. 96. ISBN 978-2-905760-12-8.
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