Halima Ahmed

Halima Ahmed
Halima Ahmed at the 2012 World Economic Forum in Addis Ababa.
Born	Xaliima Axmed Somalia
Alma mater	Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations
Occupation	Political activist

Halima Ahmed (Somali : Xaliima Axmed) is a Somali political activist.

Personal life

Ahmed was born in Somalia. For her post-secondary education, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, a for-profit business whose lack of university accreditation has put it under the spotlight of the news media ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} . ^{[6] [7]}

Career

Ahmed began her career with the Youth Rehabilitation Center in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. Her duties there included taking care of insurgents that had defected to join the Somali government. ^[7]

She later became a prospective candidate in the new Federal Parliament of Somalia, ^[7] which was inaugurated in August 2012. ^[8]

See also

• Hodan Ahmed

Notes

1. Lanci, Camille (2022-11-16). "Geneva private universities come under the spotlight". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
2. "#95 The G|O Briefing, April 28, 2022". THE GENEVA OBSERVER. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
3. "A Genève, des universités privées proposent des formations onéreuses non reconnues par les autorités académiques suisses". rts.ch (in French). 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
4. "À Genève, des "universités" privées aux pratiques douteuses". Yahoo News (in French). 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
5. "À Genève, des "universités" privées aux pratiques douteuses". Courrier international (in French). 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
6. "Honorary Degree Recipients". Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011.
7. "World Economic Forum - Halima Ahmed". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
8. "Somalia: UN Envoy Says Inauguration of New Parliament in Somalia 'Historic Moment'". Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.

External links

• World Economic Forum: Global Shapers Community - Halima Ahmed