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Edna Adan Ismail

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Edna Adan Ismail (Somali: Edna Aadan Ismaaciil / Adna Aadan Ismaaciil; born 8 September 1937) is a nurse midwife, activist, and was the first female Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006. She previously served as Somalia’s Minister of Family Welfare and Social Development. She is the director and founder of the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa and an activist and pioneer in the struggle for the abolition of female genital mutilation. She is also President of the Organization for Victims of Torture. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edna Adan Ismail is the 17,637th most popular politician (up from 17,738th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 35th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Somali Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edna Adan Ismail ranks 17,637 out of 19,576. Before her are James Seddon, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Margaret Alva, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Vicente Ehate Tomi, and Rosario Fernández. After her are Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Iryna Vereshchuk, Rivo Rakotovao, Pervin Buldan, Yordanka Fandakova, and Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Edna Adan Ismail ranks 538. Before her are Oleg Kopayev, Tom Paxton, Ollan Cassell, Tony Waiters, Peter Ueberroth, and Patricia Goldman-Rakic. After her are Benjamin Whitrow, Nelson Kuhn, Donnelly Rhodes, Viktor Yakushev, Manuel Astorga, and Bob Boozer.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Edna Adan Ismail ranks 36 out of 58. Before her are Aden Madobe (1956), Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (1958), Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952), Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), and Fartuun Adan (1969). After her are Hamza Abdi Barre (1972), Hussein Farrah Aidid (1962), Mo Farah (1983), Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924), Hassan Abshir Farah (1945), and Abdi Bile (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In Somalia

Among politicians born in Somalia, Edna Adan Ismail ranks 27. Before her are Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931), Aden Madobe (1956), Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (1958), Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952), Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), and Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963). After her are Hamza Abdi Barre (1972), Hussein Farrah Aidid (1962), Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924), Hassan Abshir Farah (1945), Ilhan Omar (1982), and Asha Haji Elmi (1962).

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