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Saharla Abdulahi Bahdon

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Saharla Abdulahi Bahdon
ConstituencyConstituency 16 Addis Ababa[1]
Personal details
NationalityEthiopian
Political partyProsperity Party
OccupationMember of Parliament of the House of Peoples' Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,[2] State Minister of Health of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,[3] Director General of the Petroleum and Energy Authority.[4]
ProfessionHealth

Saharla Abdulahi Bahdon, is an Ethiopian politician and a member of the House of Peoples' Representatives of Ethiopia representing Constituency 16 of the capital Addis Ababa under the ruling Prosperity Party.[5]

Overview

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Saharla Abdulahi Bahdon hails from the Reer Dudub of the Jibriil Yoonis subclan of the Gadabuursi and became the first Somali to ever win a seat in the House of People's Representatives' serving a constituency in the capital city, Addis Ababa.[6][7][8] She was previously House of People's Representatives' serving the Arabi Constituency.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "House of People's Representatives' of the FDRE".
  2. ^ "House of People's Representatives' of the FDRE".
  3. ^ "First Somali woman becomes MP in Addis Ababa". 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ "The Reporter". 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ "House of People's Representatives' of the FDRE".
  6. ^ "First Somali woman becomes MP in Addis Ababa". 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "National Election Board of Ethiopia".
  8. ^ a b "Report of Ethiopia"s high level delegation visit on nutrition and food security to Brazil and WFP Center of Excellence to fight Hunger" (PDF). usaid.gov. July 2015. p. 27. Mawlid Hayir Hassan" "Regional Vice president
  9. ^ "National Election Board of Ethiopia".