| Halima Ahmed | |
|---|---|
 Halima Ahmed at the 2012 World Economic Forum in Addis Ababa. | |
| Born | Xaliima Axmed Somalia |
| Alma mater | Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations |
| Occupation | Political activist |
Halima Ahmed (Somali: Xaliima Axmed) is a Somali political activist.
Personal life
Ahmed was born in Somalia. For her post-secondary education, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the Geneva School of Diplomacy in Geneva, Switzerland.
Career
Ahmed began her career with the Youth Rehabilitation Center in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. Her duties there included taking care of insurgents that had defected to join the Somali government.
She later became a prospective candidate in the new Federal Parliament of Somalia, which was inaugurated in August 2012.
See also
Notes
- ^ "World Economic Forum - Halima Ahmed". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- "Somalia: UN Envoy Says Inauguration of New Parliament in Somalia 'Historic Moment'". Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.