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Abdirizak Ahmed Said

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Abdirizak Ahmed Said
Cabdirisaaq Axmed Siciid
10th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puntland
Assumed office
January 04, 2024
Appointed byPuntland Parliament
PresidentSaid Abdullahi Deni
Vice PresidentIlyas Osman Lugatoor
Preceded byAbdirashid Yusuf Jibril
Chairman of TPEC
In office
January 02, 2022 – September 12, 2023
PresidentSaid Abdullahi Deni
Vice PresidentAhmed Elmi Osman
Preceded byGuled Salah Barre
Succeeded byFu'ad Abshir Adeer
Personal details
Born1983 (1983)
Dhahar, Haylan region
NationalitySomali

Abdirizak Ahmed Said (Somali: Cabdirisaaq Axmed Siciid, Arabic: عبد الرزاق أحمد سعيد) is a Somali politician and previously served as chairman of the Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission[1] He currently holds the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puntland.[2][3][4]

Career[edit]

Abdirizak Ahmed Said was born in 1983, Dhahar the administration capital of Haylan region of Puntland Somalia.[2] He received his primary and secondary education in Dhahar and Bosaso, and obtained a bachelor's degree in management and public relations from a university in Uganda and then a master's degree in democracy from a university in Italy.[5][1]

Early life and education[edit]

Said began his career as a researcher and worked with international organizations, notably World Bank. On 2019, he began his political career after joined the Transitional Electoral Committee in Puntland, after resignation of Guled Salah Barre, Said succeeded the Chairman of electoral Commission on January 2, 2022.[1][6][7] During his term the Commission achieved Puntland municipal elections the first Somali local elections since 1969 and Puntland since established 1998.[8][9][10] After holding the preliminary elections in the three districts held in late 2021.[11][12][13]

On January 4, 2024, Abdirizak Ahmed Said was elected the Speaker of Puntland House of Representatives.[14][15] After he received 37 of 66 votes in the first round. The nominators withdrew from election into a second round.[16][17][18]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Waa kuma guddoomiyaha Guddiga Doorashada Puntland ee la ammaanay?". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 2023-05-26. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. ^ a b "Waa kuma guddoomiyaha Guddiga Doorashada Puntland ee la ammaanay?". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. ^ "Xildhibaan Cabdirisaaq Axmed Siciid oo loo doortay Guddoomiyaha cusub ee Baarlamanka Puntland – Puntland Post". Puntland Post. 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  4. ^ "Goddoonka Golaha wakiillada ayaa kormeeray qeybaha kala duwan ee Xafiisyada Aqalka Wakiillada. – Golaha Wakiillada". Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  5. ^ "Waa kuma Gudoomiyaha cusub ee baarlamaanka Puntland ee Taariikhda cusub dhigay | allsanaag". web.archive.org. 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  6. ^ Daa'uud, Ilyaas (2022-01-02). "Guddiga doorashooyinka Puntland oo doortay Gudoomiye KMG ah - Radio Risaala: Somali News Online". Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  7. ^ "Guddiga Doorashooyinka Buntilaan oo Doortay Guddoomiye Iyo Guddoomiye Ku-Xigeen - Halbeeg News". web.archive.org. 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  8. ^ AfricaNews (2023-05-26). "Somalia's Puntland holds 'historic' local polls". Africanews. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  9. ^ "Somalia Holds 'Historic' Regional Elections". Voice of America. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  10. ^ "Somalia: Puntland takes historic step with first direct election in 54 Years". hornobserver.com. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  11. ^ "Transitioning Somalia to Direct Elections: Lessons from Somaliland and Puntland - Somalia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  12. ^ "Kaah Party win big in Puntland's first 1PV local election". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  13. ^ "Historic Puntland local elections pave the way for Somalia's democratization - Interpeace : Interpeace". web.archive.org. 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  14. ^ "انتخاب رئيس جديد لبرلمان ولاية بونتلاند | الصومال الجديد". Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  15. ^ "بونتلاند مرحلة جديدة ومستقبل واعد – مركز الصومال للبحوث ودراسة السياسات". web.archive.org. 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  16. ^ "Abdirizack Ahmed elected new Speaker of Puntland Parliament". Radio Dalsan. 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  17. ^ "Puntland Parliament elects new speaker after political standoff". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  18. ^ Jama (2024-01-04). "Puntland Parliament Leadership Elected". Somali News in English | The Somali Digest. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
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