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Abdul Majid Hussein
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] BiographyAbdulmajid Hussein was born Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Hussein belonged to the Habr Awal subclan of the Isaaq, and specifically the Abdale-muse sub-clan.[4] In the 1960s he attended highschool in Harar city, and was schoolmates with former Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia president Kemal Bedri.[8] 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 Region of Ethiopia, 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] Dr. Abdulmajid Hussein College of Teachers SRS Dr. Abdulmajid Hussein College of Teachers Education in Jigjiga is named after him.[9] 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.[9] References
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