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Encyclopedia > Dahir Riyale Kahin
Dahir Rayale Kahin
In office
May 3, 2002 – Present
Vice President(s) Ahmed Yusuf Yasin
Preceded by Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
Succeeded by Incumbent
Born 1952
Quljeed, Awdal, British Empire
Nationality British, Somalilander
Political party UDUB
Spouse Huda Barkhad
Profession Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Dahir Rayale Kahin (Somali: Daahir Rayaale Kaahin, born 1952) is the President of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. He became the third president of Somaliland on May 5, 2002, after the death of Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal. He won elections on April 14, 2003, representing the Ururka Dimuqraadiga Umada Bahawday (UDUB), or United Democratic People's Party, and was sworn into office on May 16, 2003. This is a list of presidents of Somaliland. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Present may mean: present (time): time that is neither past nor future a gift: thing given free of charge, gratis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Ahmed Yusud Yasin is the current Vice-President of Somaliland, serving from 2001. ... Mudane Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (Somali: ) (born August 15, 1922 in Odweyne, British Somaliland - died May 3, 2002 in Pretoria, South Africa) was a Somali politician. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Awdal in Somalia Awdal (Somali: Awdal; Arabic: ) is an administrative region in Somalia. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... For other territories formerly called Somaliland, see Somaliland (disambiguation). ... The For Unity, Democracy, and Independence (Ururka dimuqraadiga ummadda bahawday/UDUB) is a political party in Somaliland. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other territories formerly called Somaliland, see Somaliland (disambiguation). ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Mudane Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (Somali: ) (born August 15, 1922 in Odweyne, British Somaliland - died May 3, 2002 in Pretoria, South Africa) was a Somali politician. ... Presidential elections in the breakaway republic of Somaliland were been held on 14 April 2003. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Background

He was born at Quljeed, Awdal and was trained in Mogadishu. He comes from the Reer Dudub (Meccador) Clan of the Gadabursi tribe . His previous posts include a diplomat at the Somali Embassy in Djibouti; he was also in intelligence; governor of Awdal; a businessman; and vice president of Somaliland (1997 - 2002). Location of Awdal in Somalia Awdal (Somali: Awdal; Arabic: ) is an administrative region in Somalia. ... Location of Awdal in Somalia Awdal (Somali: Awdal; Arabic: ) is an administrative region in Somalia. ... Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; Arabic: ; Italian: ), is the largest city in Somalia, and its capital. ... The Gadabuursi (or Sheik Samaroon) tribe is one of the main northern Somali clans. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Intelligence (abbreviated or ) is the process and the result of gathering information and analyzing it to answer questions or obtain advance warnings needed to plan for the future. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...


Service in the Barré government

In the last years of the Barré government, Kahin held the rank of Sergeant in the National Security Service,[1] and served as the NSS station chief in Berbera. During this time the NSS has been identified by many sources (U.S. Department of State, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Africa watch) as having been involved in torture and extrajudicial killings of civilians on a massive scale, particularly during the war in Northern Somalia from May 1988 through the end of 1989. Sergeant Kahin was charged with suppression of the SNM guerilla movement,[2] and was specifically named in a work published by the human rights organization Africa Watch (now a part of Human Rights Watch) as a prime suspect in extra-judicial killings that took place in Hargeisa (the current capital of Somaliland) during this time.[3] The work was based on research and interviews with newly arrived refugees in Djibouti, England and Wales in the latter half of 1989. Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Barre) (1919 – January 2, 1995) was the Head of State of Somalia from 1969 to 1991. ... The National Security Service was the primary intelligence service of the government of Siad Barre from 1970 until it was formally abolished in 1990. ... Berbera (Somali Berbera) (coordinates:) is a city in the newly established Saaxil region of Somalia, and is currently part of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ... Somali National Movement. ... Human Rights Watch Banner Human Rights Watch is a United States-based international non-government organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. ... Hargeisa (Somali: Hargeysa, Arabic: هرجيسا) is a city in Northwestern Somalia and the second largest city in Somalia. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...


References

  1. ^ Jamal Madar. The Leader Who Was Never Meant to Be.
  2. ^ Africa News, May 7, 2004/Addis Tribune
  3. ^ Rakiya A. Omaar (1990). Government at War with Its Own People: Testimonies About the Killings and the Conflict in the North. Africa Watch.

Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

External links

  • (Brief history of Somaliland)


Presidents of Somaliland Flag of Somaliland
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tour | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal | Dahir Riyale Kahin
Preceded by
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal		 President of Somaliland
2002– 		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

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Bogga wararka ee www.Somaliland-Democracy-Watch.co.uk (1430 words)
Dahir Riyale Kahin met the biggest enemy of somaliland (The president of Djibouti, Ismail Omer Gale), he immediately opened the border between Somaliland and Djibouti.
Dahir Riyale Kahin went to Lasanod, and when he was a few hours there, he was attacked by Abdillahi Yusuf’s militia.
Kahin seriously wants to attract voters, he should secure the borders of Somaliland, discipline his ministers and other members of his government and vividly and sincerely search the recognition of Somaliland, but not to have consultation with Mr.
afrol News - Interview with Somaliland President Dahir Riyale Kahin (1612 words)
President Kahin denied that Somaliland had applied for membership in the Commission of the African Union during his recent visit to Addis Ababa or before it, saying that is it not the commission but the member states that recognize nations.
Kahin said that although the main topic of the agenda was to resolve an issue of illegal fishing by Yemeni boats in the Somaliland waters, the talks between the two sides had covered a number of other issues.
Answering a question on the logic behind the extension of the term of the upper house, President Kahin said that the country had carried several elections from 2001 to 2005 and was heading to new elections in 2007 and 2008.
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