Chairperson of the Constitutional Review and Implementation Commission
In office May 2014 – 6 May 2015
Preceded by
Position established
Minister of Women Development and Family Affairs of Puntland
In office 2005–2012
Member of Parliament of Puntland
In office 1998–2008
Personal details
Born
1966 Galkayo, Somalia
Alma mater
Lafoole College of Education
Asha Gelle Dirie (Somali: Caasha Geelle Diriye, Arabic: آشا جيلي ديري; born 1966) is a Somali politician and civil society activist. From 2005 to 2012, she served as the Minister of Women Development and Family Affairs of the autonomous Puntland regional state in northeastern Somalia. Dirie is also the founder and Executive Director of The Asha Gelle Foundation (TAG Foundation). Additionally, she served as the Chairperson of the federal Constitutional Review and Implementation Commission between 2014 and 2015.
AshaGelleDirie (Somali: Caasha Geelle Diriye, Arabic: آشا جيلي ديري; born 1966) is a Somali politician and civil society activist. From 2005 to 2012...
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with 139 MPs voting in favor, 9 voting against, and 10 abstaining. AshaGelleDirie served as the Commission's inaugural Chairperson. The five-member executive...
ministers settled on former Puntland Minister of Women and Family Affairs AshaGelleDirie, as well as Hassan Omar Mahad Alle, Osman Jama Ali Kalun, Mohamed Abdalle...
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