Hussein Arab Isse ( so, Xuseen Carab Ciise, ar, حسين عرب عيسى), also spelled Hussein Arab Issa, is a
Somali politician. He was the
Minister of Defence
A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
and the
Vice President of Somalia
The vice president of Somalia is a former political position in Somali Democratic Republic. The vice presidents were appointed on the discretion of the president of Somalia, Mohamed Siad Barre.
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of
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
from 20 July 2011 to 4 November 2012.
Biography
Isse hails from the Reer Iidle
Ciidagale
The Eidagale (Ciidagale), ar, عيدَغَلي, (which translates to "army joiner"), Full Name: Da'ud ibn Al-Qādhī Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad, is a major Somali clan and is a sub-division of the Garhajis clan of the Isa ...
sub-clan of the
Garhajis
The Garhajis ( so, Garxajis, ar, غرحجس , Full Name: ''Al-Qādhī Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin'' ''al-Ḥusayn al-Hāshimīy'') historically known as the Habar Gerhajis () is a major clan of the wider Is ...
Isaaq
The Isaaq (also Isaq, Ishaak, Isaac) ( so, Reer Sheekh Isxaaq, ar, بني إسحاق, Banī Isḥāq) is a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. Pe ...
clan. He holds dual Somali and American citizenship.
Career
On 20 July 2011, Isse was appointed Somalia's Minister of Defence and a Deputy Prime Minister by the new Premier
.
He succeeded
Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi
Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi ( so, Cabdixakiin Maxamuud Xaaji Fiqi, ar, عبد الحكيم محمود حاجي الفقي), also spelled Abdulhakim Mahamud Fiqi,[Transitional Federal Government
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) ( so, Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka, ar, الحكومة الاتحادية الانتقالية) was internationally recognized as a provisional government of the Republic of Somalia from 14 October ...](_blank ...<br></span></div> in office.
On 18 October 2011, Isse and other <div class=)
(TFG) officials hosted a Kenyan delegation in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Oc ...
to discuss security issues cooperation against
Al-Shabaab as part of the ongoing coordinated
Operation Linda Nchi
Operation Linda Nchi ( sw, Linda Nchi; "Protect the Country") had the Kenya Defence Forces enter southern Somalia beginning in 2011. The Kenyan government declared the operation completed in March 2012, but its forces then joined AMISOM in So ...
.
Isse and Kenya's Minister of Defence
Mohamed Yusuf Haji
Mohamed Yusuf Haji ( so, Maxamed Yuusuf Xaaji) (23 December 1940 – 15 February 2021) was a Kenyan politician. He was the Minister of Defence of Kenya from 2008 to 2013, and briefly served as its acting Minister of Internal Security and Provinc ...
then signed an agreement to collaborate against the insurgent group.
In early June 2012, Kenyan forces were formally integrated into
AMISOM.
On 4 November 2012, Isse's term as Defence Minister of Somalia ended, as new Prime Minister
Abdi Farah Shirdon reassigned Haji-Faqi to the portfolio.
References
Defence Ministers of Somalia
Government ministers of Somalia
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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