Hassan Isse Jama

Hassan Isse Jama (Somali: Xasan Ciise Jaamac) is a Somali politician and veteran. He served as the first Vice President of Somaliland and was one the founding members of the Somali National Movement.[1]

Hassan Isse Jama
Hassan Isse Jama (left) with President Muse Bihi
1st Vice President of Somaliland
In office
7 June 1991 – 20 May 1993
PresidentAbdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAbdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur

Career

Hassan served in the BBC Somali Service as a broadcaster but was forced to relinquish his role at the BBC due to his SNM related activities.[2] He also held senior positions in the SNM including Vice Chairman.[3]

Hassan studied law at Queen Mary University in London and practiced as a lawyer.[4][5]

In 2011, returned to political life after a 20-year absence and founded the Xaqsoor Party to compete in the 2012 Somaliland local elections, but failed to qualify and dissolved months after.[1]

See also

References
  1. Pinauldt, Géraldine. "Observatoire des Enjeux Politiques et Sécuritaires dans la Corne de l'Afrique - Le modèle somalilandais à l'épreuve des élections de 2015 : Crise de légitimité ou approfondissement démocratique ?". Les Afriques dans le Monde.
  2. Lewis, I. M. (1994). Blood and bone : the call of kinship in Somali society. Lawrenceville, NJ: Red Sea Press. ISBN 0-932415-92-X. OCLC 29705644.
  3. Richards, Rebecca (2015-01-02). "Bringing the Outside In: Somaliland, Statebuilding and Dual Hybridity" (PDF). Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 9 (1): 4–25. doi:10.1080/17502977.2014.991074. ISSN 1750-2977. S2CID 144467319.
  4. "Mujaahid Xasan Ciise Jaamac Muxuu Ka Yaqaanaa Madaxweynaha La Doortay Ee Somaliland ?". Dhamays News (in Somali). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. "Somaliland President visits former Vice President in Hospital". CBA TV. Retrieved 28 April 2020.


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