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 and Politician in Ethiopia to the government of the
Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police, and Territorial Army or simply short the
Derg that ruled
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
from 1974 to 1987.
History
Hussein Ismail was born in
Dire Dawa,
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
and belongs to the
Afugud or
Gibril Muse (''Afguduud''),
Makahil (''Makahiil'') section of the
Gadabursi
The Gadabuursi (Somali: ''Gadabuursi'', Arabic: جادابورسي), also known as ''Samaroon'' (Arabic: ''قبيلة سَمَرُون)'', is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.
The Gadabuursi are geographically sp ...
(''Gadabuursi'') or
Samaron (''Samaroon''). He served his country as Chief-Administrator of the
Illubabor Province
Illubabor (Amharic: ኢሉባቦር) was a province in the south-western part of Ethiopia, along the border with Sudan. The name Illubabor is said to come from two Oromo words, "Illu" and "Abba Bor(a)". "Illu" is a name of a clan, and "Abba Bor ...
in Ethiopia after the fall of
Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie I ( gez, ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ, Qädamawi Häylä Səllasé, ; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (' ...
. Furthermore, he became Governor of
Dire Dawa, Ambassador to
South Yemen, Ambassador to
Bulgaria
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, Ambassador to
Cuba
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and Minister of Education and
Commissioner for Pensions and Social Security for Ethiopia. He also was a member of the Central Committee of Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia, COPWE (Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia). He laid the foundation for
Somali inclusiveness into Ethiopia.
Career
* Governor of
Dire Dawa
* Chief-Administrator of
Illubabor Province
Illubabor (Amharic: ኢሉባቦር) was a province in the south-western part of Ethiopia, along the border with Sudan. The name Illubabor is said to come from two Oromo words, "Illu" and "Abba Bor(a)". "Illu" is a name of a clan, and "Abba Bor ...
(1974–1976 )
* Minister of Education (August 1976 – 1978)
* Member of the Central Committee of Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia, 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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Gadabuursi
Ambassadors of Ethiopia
Education ministers
Government ministers of Ethiopia
People from Dire Dawa
20th-century Ethiopian politicians