Hassan Isse Jama
Hassan Isse Jama (left) with President Muse Bihi
1st Vice President of Somaliland
In office
7 June 1991 – 20 May 1993
PresidentAbdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAbdirahman 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

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 local elections, but failed to qualify and dissolved months after.[1]

See also

Political offices Preceded byOffice established Vice President of Somaliland 1991 – 1993 Succeeded byAbdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Mujaahid Xasan Ciise Jaamac Muxuu Ka Yaqaanaa Madaxweynaha La Doortay Ee Somaliland ?". Dhamays News (in Somali). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Somaliland President visits former Vice President in Hospital". CBA TV. Retrieved 28 April 2020.


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