Maryan Ahmed Ali
Maryan Ahmed Ali | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Women's Development & Family Affairs | |
| In office August 2017 – February 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Abdiweli Gaas |
| Succeeded by | Amina Hajji Osman |
| Ministry of Women Development and Family Affairs | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2024 | |
Maryan Ahmed Ali (Somali: Maryan Axmed Cali) is a politician from Puntland, who is a former and current Minister of Women's Development and Family Affairs (MoWDAFA). She served in the cabinet of former president Abdiweli Gaas.[1] During her term she spoke out against gender-based violence, in particular in relation to maternal and infant mortality.[2] It was also under her tenure that the Puntland Forensic Laboratory opened, with the explicit brief of supporting law enforcers to prosecute more rapists.[3] Since she served as current minister of Women.[4]
In December 2018 she launched the Puntland Action Plan for Children.[5] In the same month she launched Puntland's inaugural participation in the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.[6][7] As a result of the 2019 elections, she was succeeded in post by Amina Hajji Osman.[8] Subsequently she ran for election as Chief of the Puntland Human Rights Office, but lost to Mar Said Mumin.[9]
References
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- ^ "Puntland First Lady leads in the fight against maternal and neonatal deaths | United Nations in Somalia". somalia.un.org. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "End of the 'Culture of Silence' : Somalia Gets its First Forensic Lab to Handle Cases of Rape and Gender-based Violence". NewsGram. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Puntland State President appoints 36 ministers to complete cabinet". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Farah (2018-12-19). "Ministry of women launched policy of the Puntland plan of action for children". Puntland Post. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Nageeye, Axmed (2018-12-07). "Wararkii ugu danbeeyay, Somalia, Caasimada Online, Hiiraan, Jowhar, Garoowe, Somaliland, Puntland, Jubbaland". Muqdisho Online. Caasimada Muqdisho. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Farah (2018-11-21). "The Ministry of Women's Affairs of the Puntland state celebrates International Children's Day". Puntland Post. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Somalia: New Puntland president appoints leaner cabinet". Garowe Online. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Puntland Human Rights Defender – Manaal Relief Foundation". Retrieved 2023-02-26.