Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed

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Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed (born 1971) is a Kenyan politician. As a member of Safina, Mohamed was elected to represent the Mandera Central Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election, defeating the incumbent Billow Kerrow. [1]

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Early life and education

Abdiikadir was born in 1971 in Mandera District. He attended Alliance High School and the University of Nairobi. [2]

He holds a master's degree in law from Harvard Law School [2] and was the chairman of the parliamentary committee on constitutional affairs that saw the draft of the new Kenyan constitution. [3]

Political career

He was elected MP in Lagdera at the 2022 Kenyan general election from the ODM

He is the chairman of the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee in parliament. [4]

Personal life

Abdikadir is a Muslim. He and his wife are the parents of four children.

Abdikadir was awarded the German Africa Prize in 2011. [5] He is formerly Senior Advisor to the president of the republic of Kenya

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References

  1. "Abdikadir could do an Obama in Kenya". archive.is. 2013-02-09. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. 1 2 "Mandera Youth for Justice and Good Governance (MAYOJAG)" . Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  3. bio from Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown University Archived September 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine . Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  5. "Deutscher Afrika-Preis an Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed". www.deginvest.de (in German). 21 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2017.[ permanent dead link ]