Hasna Barkat Daoud is a Djiboutian lawyer and former government minister.
Career
Hasna Barkat Daoud was
Minister of Youth, Sport and Tourism since at least 2010 under President
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ( so, Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle ar, إسماعيل عمر جليه) (born 27 November 1947) is the current President of Djibouti. He has been in office since 1999, making him one of the longest-serving rulers in Africa. He is ...
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In this capacity she represented Djibouti at the May 2010 Sixth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Greater Horn Horizon Forum which discussed the role of youth, the media and non-governmental organisations in the region.
[ Daoud had been Minister of Women and Family Planning and concurrently Minister of Relations with Parliament since at least 2012. In her women and family planning role she hosted a ]United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA or ECA; french: link=no, Commission économique pour l'Afrique, CEA) was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to encourage economic cooperation among its ...
conference on the eradication of female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice is found ...
in February 2014, a cause close to the heart of first lady Kadra Mahamoud Haid
Kadra Mahamoud Haid ( so, Khadra Maxamuud Xayd) is a Djiboutian politician, political advisor, and First Lady of Djibouti since 1999. She is the wife of President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
In 2003, Haid spoke against female genital mutilation (FGM) ...
. Daoud launched the Intergovernmental Authority on Development
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is an eight-country trade bloc in Africa. It includes governments from the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley and the African Great Lakes. It is headquartered in Djibouti.
Member states
;Horn of Af ...
Women and Peace Forum on 25 October 2015 in Djibouti. At this event she emphasised the role of women in peacemaking, regional integration and social and economic development. Daoud attended the 18th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe in December 2015.
Daoud stood down from both ministerial roles on 15 May 2016. She now practices as a lawyer in the capital city.
References
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Living people
Government ministers of Djibouti
Djiboutian lawyers
Women government ministers of Djibouti
Djiboutian women lawyers
Year of birth missing (living people)