Djama Ali Moussa
Djama Ali Moussa Zayli'i (Somali: Jaamac Cali Muuse Saylici, Arabic: جمة علي موسي) was a Somali politician. He was a politician of the former French Somaliland, currently known as Djibouti.
Senator Djama Ali Moussa | |
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| جمة علي موسي | |
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| Born | 1910 |
| Died | November 19, 1959 (aged 48–49) |
| Occupation(s) | Sailor, politician, merchant |
| Office | 1st Senator of Djibouti |
Born in Awdal, he became one of the first Senator from Djibouti or French Somaliland. His family was from the Mahadcase, Bahabar Celi section of the Gadabuursi clan, part of the wider Dir clan.[1]
History
Djama Ali Moussa born in 1910 in Awdal then French Somaliland, before he entered politics he used to be a sailor. He was elected as the first representative of French Somaliland in the French National Assembly in 1946, and in December that year he was also elected as the first Somali head of French Somaliland.[2][3]
References
- Subjects of Empires, Citizens of States: Yemenis in Djibouti and Ethiopia
- Oberlé (Philippe), Hugot (Pierre) [1985], chapitre 4.
- Subjects of Empires, Citizens of States: Yemenis in Djibouti and Ethiopia
- Extrait du Dictionnaire des parlementaires français
- Extrait du Dictionnaire des parlementaires français
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