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Abdul Majid Hussein (Somali: Cabdulmajiid Xuseen;Arabic: عبد المجيد حسين; Amharic: አብዱልመጂድ ሑሴን) born 1944[1]), also called የማሰብ ችሎታ ያለው አንበሳ (The Intelligent Lion), is an Ethiopian politician, who was the Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations.[2][3] He was the chairman of the Ethiopian Somali Democratic League (ESDL) party in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, from 1995 to 1998.[4][5] He was a senior government economist.[6] In 1997, Abdulmajid was appointed Minister of Telecommunications and Transport of Ethiopia, and he served as Minister of Telecommunications and Transport of Ethiopia from 1997 to 2001.[7] In 2001, he was appointed as the Ethiopian ambassador to the UN, and served as the Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations till his death.[2][1][3]
Honorable
Abdul Majid Hussein
عبد المجيد حسين
Cabdul Majid Xuseen | |
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Minister of Telecommunications and Transport of Ethiopia | |
In office 1997–2001 | |
Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
Ambassador of Ethiopia to United Nations | |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Prime Minister | Meles zenawi |
Personal details | |
Born | (1944-06-13)June 13, 1944 Diredawa, Ethiopia |
Died | March 29, 2004(2004-03-29) (aged 59)[1] Diredawa, Ethiopia |
Resting place | Diredawa, Ethiopia |
Political party | Ethiopian Somali Democratic League |
Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
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Abdulmajid Hussein was born Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Hussein belonged to the Habr Awal subclan of the Isaaq.[4] In 1992, he was a senior government economist, and worked towards opening the Ethiopian economy to the free market.[6] In 1995, he became the leader of Ethiopian Somali Democratic League (ESDL) party in the Somali RegionofEthiopia, and was the victim of an assassination attempt during turmoils against Somalia's Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya.[4][5] By 1998, he had served in the government for 7 years, and was serving as Minister of Telecommunications and Transport of Ethiopia. In 2001, he was appointed as the Ethiopian ambassador to the UN, a job he had refused in 1998.[7][2]
SRS Dr. Abdulmajid Hussein College of Teachers Education in Jigjiga is named after him.[8] The college was established in 2004. It is one of the largest post-secondary educational and skills training centres for teachers in the region. Since the beginning of establishment of the college 28 batches have graduated.[8]
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