Ali Bunow Korane is the former Governor of Garissa County,

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. He assumed the office in August 2017 as the 2nd incumbent governor of Garissa after the 2017 general. Ali Korane was born in Balambala,

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, he is from a Somali Muslim family. He obtained his Bachelor and Masters of Art in International Studies and Diplomacy both from the

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. He was at one time accused of forging a masters degree from the University of Nairobi to vie for the gubernatorial position in 2017,which later the varsity disowned the fake certificate (https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/garissa/varsity-disowns-governor-ali-korane-s-certificate-9168 ) . ( Ali Korane joined the

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as 2nd Lieutenant and was posted to 50 Air Cavalry Battalion. He was later trained as a helicopter pilot on the

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anti-tank helicopter.

Administrative and Politics

After retirement from the army he joined the Provincial Administration where he later served as a Permanent Secretary in three various Ministries, the Ministry of Tourism and Information, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Sports. Ali Korane was also the special envoy- Horn of Africa in 2010 after he was assigned the post by

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to coordinate peace in the country.

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