Zakia Hussein

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]

Zakiya Hussein
Sakiya Xuseen
زكية حسين
Born
Somalia
TitleDeputy Chief of Somali Police Force Former Director of Community Policing at the Somali Police Force

References
  1. "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.
  2. Wawera, Nduta (August 18, 2018). "Meet Zakia Hussein, Somalia's youngest and first ever female deputy police chief". Face2face Africa.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Ouiddir, Bernard Zekri, and Luc Herman. “Samantha Lewthwaite: The White Widow.” Season 1, episode 3, Netflix, 2021.
  4. "Reviving the Awareness of Diaspora Somalis". Somalia Report. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. "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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