Rahma Guliye

Rahma Guliye
Hirshabelle State's Minister for Women and Human Rights
PresidentAli Abdullahi Hussein
Personal details
BornMandera, Kenya
EducationMoi Girls' Secondary School

Rahma Bint Guliye, also Rahma Mohamed Guliye, is a politician and activist in the Federal Government of Somalia.[1] She is Hirshabelle State's Minister for Women and Human Rights,[2] and was the first Somalian MP to be elected from the Degodia clan.[3]

Degodia Flag

Guliye was born in Mandera, Kenya.[4] She studied at Moi Girls' Secondary School, later studying to become a clinical nutritionist.[5] From 2007 to 2010 she worked with Medicins sans frontiers.[5] She has also extensively fund-raised for medical care for families in her community.[6][5] On 2 November 2020 she was appointed Chief of Staff to the governent.[4] Later that month, as a representative of both Kenyan and Somalian clan members, she was part of a launch of the Degodia flag.[4] She later denied any connection with any potential Degodia secession movement.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Le Premier Ministre fait Commandeurdans l'Ordre National du 27 juin la ministre Somalienne des Femmes et des Droits humains SE Khadijo Mohamed Diriye – Primature". 17 August 2024. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Trailblazing Unity: Somalia Welcomes New Chapter of African Women Leaders Network". UN Women – Africa. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Abdullahi, Muhammed (5 October 2024). "Is the Somali government fueling secessionist agenda in Northern Kenya?". The Star. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Somalian authorities to encourage secession of Northern Kenya - Robert Lansing Institute". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Three little known facts about Rahma Guliye, Mandera's finest". hivisasa.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Relief as tears of sorrow turn into joy". hivisasa.com. 17 August 2024. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.