Hussein Ismail or Husein Ismail (, , ) also known as Ato Hussein Ismail was a Somali Ethiopian politician who held several spots in the Ethiopian government. He was the first Somali to be promoted to a minister, ambassador,

Commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to incl ...

and politician in Ethiopia to the government of the

Derg The Derg or Dergue (, ), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia, including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when they formally "Civil government, civilianized" the ...

that ruled

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

from 1974 to 1987.

History

Hussein Ismail was born in

Dire Dawa Dire Dawa (; , meaning"where the Dir (clan), Dir hit his spear into the ground" or "The true Dir", , Harari language, Harari: ድሬዳዋ, lit. "Plain of Medicine"; ) is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Somali Region and Oromia, Oromo borde ...

and belongs to the Afugud or Gibril Muse (''Afguduud''), Makahil (''Makahiil'') section of the Gadabursi (''Gadabuursi'') or Samaron (''Samaroon''). He served his country as Chief-Administrator of the

Illubabor Province Illubabor (Amharic: ኢሉባቦር) was a Provinces of Ethiopia, province in the south-western part of Ethiopia, along the border with Sudan. The name Illubabor is said to come from two Oromo language, Oromo words, "" and "". "Illu" is a name o ...

in Ethiopia after the fall of

Haile Selassie Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen or ''Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles#Lij, Lij'' Tafari; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Rege ...

. Furthermore, he became Governor of

, Ambassador to

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, Ambassador to

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, Ambassador to

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and

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and

for Pensions and Social Security for Ethiopia. He also was a member of the Central Committee of COPWE (Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia). He laid the foundation for Somali inclusiveness into Ethiopia.

Career

* Governor of

* Chief-Administrator of

(1974–1976 ) * Minister of Education (August 1976 – 1978) * Member of the Central Committee of COPWE (1979–1984) * Commissioner for Pensions and Social Security (1978–1983) * Ambassador of Ethiopia to South Yemen (1983–1984) * Ambassador of Ethiopia to Cuba (1984–1986) * Ambassador of Ethiopia to Bulgaria (1986)

References

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