Ali Bunow Korane | |
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Governor of Garissa County | |
In office August 2017 –2022 | |
Preceded by | Nathif Jama Adam |
Personal details | |
Born | Ali Bunow Korane Balambala,Garissa |
Political party | Jubilee Party |
Ali Bunow Korane is the former Governor of Garissa County,Kenya. He assumed the office in August 2017 as the 2nd incumbent governor of Garissa after the 2017 general. [1] [2]
Ali Korane was born in Balambala,Garissa,he is from a Somali Muslim family. He obtained his Bachelor and Masters of Art in International Studies and Diplomacy both from George Washington University. [3]
Ali Korane joined the Kenya Army as 2nd Lieutenant and was posted to 50 Air Cavalry Battalion. He was later trained as a helicopter pilot on the McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender anti-tank helicopter. [4]
After retirement from the army he joined the Provincial Administration where he later served as a Permanent Secretary in three various Ministries,the Ministry of Tourism and Information,Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Sports. Ali Korane was also the special envoy- Horn of Africa in 2010 after he was assigned the post by President Uhuru Kenyatta to coordinate peace in the country. [4]
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