Faysal Ali Warabe
Faysal Ali Warabe (/fɑːˈiːsəl ˈɑːli wəˈrɑːbi/ fah-EE-səl AH-lee wə-RAH-bee; Somali: Faysal Cali Waraabe, Arabic: فيصل علي ورابي; born 1948), also spelled Faisal Ali Warabe, is a Somalilander engineer and politician. He previously served as Director of Planning and Building as well as Regional Director of Somalia's Ministry of Public Works. Additionally, Warabe is the founder and chairman of the Justice and Welfare Party (UCID).
Faysal Ali Warabe | |
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| فيصل علي ورابي | |
| Leader of the Justice and Welfare Party | |
| Assumed office 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Faisal Ali Farah 1948 (age 75–76) Hargeisa, British Somaliland |
| Political party | Justice and Welfare Party |
| Alma mater | Somali National University University of Helsinki |
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Life and education edit
Warabe was born in 1948 in Hargeisa, British Somaliland. He hails from the Eidagale sub-clan of the Garhajis Isaaq.[1]
Waraabe completed his primary, Intermediate and Secondary education in Somaliland. For his post-secondary education, Waraabe studied at Somali National University where he learned courses in teacher training, Warabe studied in the Soviet Union. He earned an M. Sc. in Engineering in 1973 from an institution in Leningrad.[2] Between 1997 and 2001, Warabe also matriculated at the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Social Sciences, where he attended courses in the Social Policy Department. He later moved to Espoo.[2]
Warabe is married. He speaks several languages, including Somali, Arabic, English, Russian and Finnish.[2] Warabe received Finnish citizenship in 1999.[3]
Son's death edit
Warabe's son Sayid Hussein Feisal Ali Warabe (born 1991) died on 29 December 2017 in Syria. Sayid Hussein Feisal Ali,[4] who had Finnish citizenship and who was also known as Abu Shuayb as-Somali (from Finland), had traveled from Finland to Syria in early 2013 to become a jihadi fighter, first joining al-Nusra and later ISIS. His cousin, Abu Mansuur Somali, also left Leppävaara for Syria and it is believed the two became radicalised together. Faysal Ali, who had warned Finnish authorities about his son, believes Sayid Hussein Feisal Ali was killed in an airstrike.[5]
Career edit
An engineer by profession, Warabe began his career as the president of AYAAN, a local Somali construction company. He later worked as a Chief Engineer in Mogadishu.[2]
Warabe subsequently served with the Somalia central government as the Director of Planning and Building in the Ministry of Public Works. He was later appointed the Ministry's Regional Director.[2]
In 2001, Warabe founded the Justice and Welfare Party (UCID) in Somaliland. Serving as the political association's Chairman, UCID came in third place in the 2003 regional elections, receiving 16% of votes.[1]
Work edit
- Main offices
- Regional Director, Ministry of Public Works, Somalia
- Director of Planning & Building, Ministry of Public Works
- Chief Engineer, Mogadishu, Somalia
- President of AYAAN construction company
- Other positions held
- Chairman of Somaliland Society in Europe (2001)
- Chairman of Somali Social Democrats Party (2001)
- Chairman of Somaliland Association in Finland (1998-2001)
- Chairman of Somali Social Democrats Party (1997)
- Other activities
- Spokesman for Somaliland Peace Committee, 1995
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Faisal Ali Warabe". Africa Confidential. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "CURRICULUM VITAE Eng. FAISAL ALI FARAH". Farshaxan. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Tiilikainen, Teppo (26 June 2010). "Suomalainen presidenttiehdokas aikoo palauttaa rauhan Somalimaahan". Suomenkuvalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ HT (17 August 2014). "From Leppävaara to war-torn Syria". www.helsinkitimes.fi. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- ^ Similä, Ville (15 January 2018). "Suomalaissomalialainen jihadisti kuoli Syyriassa – isä pyrki viime vuonna Somalimaan presidentiksi". hs.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 February 2018.
References edit
- "Faisal Ali Warabe". Africa Confidential. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- "CURRICULUM VITAE Eng. FAISAL ALI FARAH". Farshaxan. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
External links edit
- "CURRICULUM VITAE Eng. FAISAL ALI FARAH". Farshaxan. Retrieved 2 July 2013.