Zakia Hussein
Zakiya Hussein Sakiya Xuseen زكية حسين | |
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| Title | Deputy Chief of Somali Police Force Former Director of Community Policing at the Somali Police Force |
Zakia Hussein (Somali: Sakiya Xuseen, Arabic: زكية حسين), also known as Zakia Hussein Ahmed,[1] is a Somali politician. In August 2018, she became the first woman and youngest Deputy Chief of Somali Police Force.[2] Hussein has survived two assassination attempts.[3] She is the Secretary General of the Hanoolaato Party, a Somali youth advocacy group.[4] In June 2014, she was appointed the new Director of Community Policing at the Somali Police Force. The first woman in many years to hold a senior position within the SPF, she wa a full colonel and chief commander of community policing and public relations at the Mogadishu-based national agency. Zakia Hussein hails from the Surre sub-division of the wider Dir clan.[5] Additionally, she holds a British citizenship.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Zakiya Xuseen Axmed oo sharaxaad ka bixisay sababta ku dhalisay inay ciidamada Booliiska Soomaaliyeed kamid noqoto". Rajo Qaran. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ Wawera, Nduta (August 18, 2018). "Meet Zakia Hussein, Somalia's youngest and first ever female deputy police chief". Face2face Africa.
- ^ a b Ouiddir, Bernard Zekri, and Luc Herman. “Samantha Lewthwaite: The White Widow.” Season 1, episode 3, Netflix, 2021.
- ^ "Reviving the Awareness of Diaspora Somalis". Somalia Report. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Somali Diaspora Zakia Hussein is the new director of community policing at Somali Police Force". SomaliCurrent. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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