Hussein Ismail or Husein ismail ( so, Xuseen Ismaaciil, ar, حسين إسماعيل, ) also known as Ato Hussein Ismail was a Somali Ethiopian politician who held several spots in the Ethiopian government. He is the first Somali to be promoted to a Minister, Ambassador,

Commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

and Politician in Ethiopia to the government of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police, and Territorial Army or simply short the

Derg The Derg (also spelled Dergue; , ), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia, then including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when the military leadership formally " c ...

that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987.

History

Hussein Ismail was born in

Dire Dawa Dire Dawa ( am, ድሬዳዋ, om, Dirree Dhawaa, 3=Place of Remedy; so, Diridhaba, meaning "where Dir hit his spear into the ground" or "The true Dir", ar, ديري داوا,) is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia and Somali Re ...

, Ethiopia and belongs to the Afugud or Gibril Muse (''Afguduud''), Makahil (''Makahiil'') section of the Gadabursi (''Gadabuursi'') or Samaron (''Samaroon''). He served his country as Chief-Administrator of the Illubabor Province in Ethiopia after the fall of Haile Selassie. Furthermore, he became Governor of

, Ambassador to

South Yemen South Yemen ( ar, اليمن الجنوبي, al-Yaman al-Janubiyy), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (, ), also referred to as Democratic Yemen (, ) or Yemen (Aden) (, ), was a communist state that existed from 1967 to 19 ...

, Ambassador to Bulgaria, Ambassador to Cuba and Minister of Education and

for Pensions and Social Security for Ethiopia. He also was a member of the Central Committee of COPWE (Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia). He laid the foundation for Somali inclusiveness into Ethiopia.

Career

* Governor of

* Chief-Administrator of Illubabor Province (1974–1976 ) * Minister of Education (August 1976 – 1978) * Member of the Central Committee of COPWE (1979–1984) * Commissioner for Pensions and Social Security (1978–1983) * Ambassador of Ethiopia to South Yemen (1983–1984) * Ambassador of Ethiopia to Cuba (1984–1986) * Ambassador of Ethiopia to Bulgaria (1986)

References

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