Mohamed Dini Farah
Mohamed Dini Farah (Somali: Maxamed Diini Faarax) (born 1943[1]) is a Djiboutian politician. He is a former minister and President of the Parliamentary Group of the People's Rally for Progress (RPP), currently serving as a deputy in the National Assembly of Djibouti.
Farah was born in Tadjourah. He was Minister of the Civil Service and Administrative Reform from 8 June 1995 to 19 April 1997,[1] then Minister of Public Works.[1][2] Farah was elected to the National Assembly in the December 1997 parliamentary election[1] as the second candidate on the joint candidate list of the RPP and the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) in Tadjourah Region.[3] Following this election, he was appointed as Minister of Justice, in charge of Human Rights, on 28 December 1997.[2][4]
Farah was subsequently appointed as Minister of Health on 12 May 1999.[5] He was re-elected in the January 2003 parliamentary election[1] as the second candidate on the candidate list of the governing coalition, the Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP), in Tadjourah Region.[6] In the National Assembly, he became the President of the RPP Parliamentary Group.[1]
In addition to serving on the RPP Central Committee,[1] Farah was elected to the RPP Executive Committee as the party's National Secretary for Youth on 3 July 2003.[7] He is also Honorary President of the RPP National Youth League as of 2003.[8]
In the February 2008 parliamentary election, Farah was the 13th candidate on the candidate list of the governing coalition, the Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP), in the District of Djibouti.[9] He was re-elected to a seat, and after the election, he was appointed as President of the National Defense and Security Commission in the National Assembly on 25 February 2008.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Short CV at National Assembly website" (in French). Archived from the original on December 2, 2005. Retrieved 2005-12-02..
- ^ a b "Djibouti: new government formed", AFP (nl.newsbank.com), 28 December 1997.
- ^ "Décret n°97-0175/PRE abrogeant et remplaçant le décret n°97-0170/PRE portant publication des listes de candidats et ouverture de la campagne électorale pour les élections législatives du 19 décembre 1997." Archived 2006-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, Journal Officiel de la République de Djibouti, 16 December 1997 (in French).
- ^ "Décret n°97-0191/PRE portant remaniement des membres du Gouvernement et fixant leurs attributions." Archived 2006-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, Journal Officiel de la République de Djibouti, 28 December 1997 (in French).
- ^ "Décret n°99-0059/PRE portant nomination des membres du Gouvernement et fixant leurs attributions" Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, Journal Officiel de la République de Djibouti, 12 May 1999 (in French).
- ^ "Décret n°2002-0261/PR/MID Portant publication des listes des candidats en vue des élections législatives du vendredi 10 janvier 2003." Archived 2008-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, Journal Officiel de la République de Djibouti, 25 December 2002 (in French).
- ^ "Liste du nouveau Comité exécutif du Rassemblement Populaire pour le Progrès"[permanent dead link], ADI, 3 July 2003 (in French).
- ^ "La Ligue Nationale de la Jeunesse organise une cérémonie de remerciement au Palais du peuple" Archived 2003-02-28 at archive.today, ADI, 9 February 2003 (in French).
- ^ "Liste des 65 candidats de l’UMP pour les législatives de février 2008" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, ADI, 22 January 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Désignation des présidents des Commissions de l’Assemblée Nationale", ADI, 25 February 2008 (in French).