Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed (born 1971) is a Kenyan politician. As a member of Safina, Mohamed was elected to represent the Mandera Central Constituency in the

National Assembly of Kenya The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it served as a unicameral house. In 2013 ( 11th Parliament), it became the lower house when the Senate was reestablis ...

in the

2007 Kenyan parliamentary election General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2007. Voters elected the President, and members of the National Assembly. They coincided with the 2007 Kenyan local elections. Incumbent Mwai Kibaki, running on a Party of National Unity ( ...

, defeating the incumbent Billow Kerrow.

Early life and education

Abdiikadir was born in 1971 in Mandera District. He attended Alliance High School and the

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. He holds a master's degree in law from Harvard Law School and was the chairman of the parliamentary committee on constitutional affairs that saw the draft of the new Kenyan constitution.

Political career

He was elected MP in Lagdera at the

2022 Kenyan general election General elections are scheduled to be held in Kenya on 9 August 2022. Voters will elect the President of Kenya, President, members of the National Assembly (Kenya), National Assembly and Senate of Kenya, Senate, county governors and members of ...

from the ODM He is the chairman of the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee in parliament.

Personal life

Abdikadir is a Muslim. He and his wife are the parents of four children. Abdikadir was awarded the

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in 2011. He is formerly Senior Advisor to the president of the republic of Kenya

References

Living people 1971 births Safina politicians Kenyan Muslims 21st-century Kenyan politicians Harvard Law School alumni University of Nairobi alumni Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Orange Democratic Movement politicians Members of the 11th Parliament of Kenya Members of the 13th Parliament of Kenya {{Kenya-politician-stub