Hussein Arab Isse حسين عرب عيسى | |
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| Minister of Defence of Somalia | |
| In office 20 July 2011 – 4 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi |
| Succeeded by | Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi |
| Vice President of Somalia | |
| In office 20 July 2011 – 4 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi |
| Succeeded by | Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Political party | Transitional Federal Government (TFG) |
Hussein Arab Isse (Somali: Xuseen Carab Ciise, Arabic: حسين عرب عيسى), also spelled Hussein Arab Issa, is a Somali politician. He was the Minister of Defence and the Vice President of Somalia of Somalia from 20 July 2011 to 4 November 2012.
Isse hails from the Reer Iidle sub-division of the Ciidagale Garhajis subclan of the wider Isaaq. He holds dual Somali and American citizenship.[1]
On 20 July 2011, Isse was appointed Somalia's Minister of Defence and a Deputy Prime Minister by the new Premier Abdiweli Mohamed Ali.[1] He succeeded Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi in office.
On 18 October 2011, Isse and other Transitional Federal Government (TFG) officials hosted a Kenyan delegation in Mogadishu to discuss security issues cooperation against Al-Shabaab as part of the ongoing coordinated Operation Linda Nchi.[2] Isse and Kenya's Minister of Defence Mohamed Yusuf Haji then signed an agreement to collaborate against the insurgent group.[3] In early June 2012, Kenyan forces were formally integrated into AMISOM.[4]
On 4 November 2012, Isse's term as Defence Minister of Somalia ended, as new Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon reassigned Haji-Faqi to the portfolio.[5]