Hasna Hassan Ali, also known as Hasna Hassantou, is a

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

an politician. In 2003 she was elected to the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

as one of the first group of women to enter the legislature.

Career

Prior to the 2003 elections, a new electoral law was passed, requiring party lists to consist of at least 10% of each gender. Ali was elected in

Tadjourah Region The Tadjourah Region so, Gobolka Tajoora, aa, Rakaakay Tagórri) is a region in north-central Djibouti, the largest of its six regions. With its capital at Tadjourah, it has an area of 7,100 square kilometres (2,700 sq mi). It lies along the ...

as a representative of the Union for the Presidential Majority, one of seven successful female candidates who became the first women in the National Assembly.Daher Ahmed Farah (2018
Savoir et pouvoir dans le contexte de Djibouti : des configurations éducatives entre constructions de savoir et relations de pouvoir
CNAM She also served as president of the Association of Women of Tadjourah and of the northern branch of the Popular Savings and Credit Union.Tadjourah reçoit des lots de vivres, et du matériel agricole
ADDS, 4 August 2012

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Hasni Hassan Date of birth unknown Living people Djiboutian women in politics Members of the National Assembly (Djibouti) Year of birth missing (living people)