Herei Gassim Wehelie
Herei Gassim Wehelie حيري قاسم وهلي | |
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| Born | 1929 Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Died | 11 November 2012 Mogadishu |
| Occupation | Businessman and politician |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Citizenship | Somali |
| Period | 1929-2012 |
Herei Gassim Wehelie (Somali: Xiireey Qaasim Weheliye) (1929 – November 11, 2012), was a Somali politician and businessman. He was one of Somalia's most popular businessmen in the pre-civil war era, running the famous soup and detergent factory in Mogadishu which was known as Bail. Herie was also a well-known politician who served as governor and district commissioner in several provinces in Somalia in the 1960s [1] and also served as the minister of housing and urban development in the self-proclaimed government of Mohamed Farrah Aidid 1995-1996 [2]
Early years
Hirei was born in 1929 in Mogadishu, Italian Somaliland, to a Murusade, Abdalla Sabdi family. He was educated in Switzerland and the United States in the 1950s. Hirei graduated from University of Geneva (Université de Genève) in Geneva, Switzerland, with a degree in Politics and Public Administration in 1956. In the same year, he went to the United States where he pursued a post graduate education in the industrialization of developing countries [3]
References
- ^ "Ganacsade Xiirey Qaasim Weheliye oo maanta ku Geeiyooday Magaalada Muqdisho". Radiomuqdisho (in Somali). November 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Xasuus Golahii Dowladii Salbalaar-Waagacusub Tv". Waagacusub (in Somali). May 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Ganacsade Xiirey Qaasim Weheliye oo maanta ku Geeiyooday Magaalada Muqdisho". Radiomuqdisho (in Somali). November 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2016.