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Zamzam (given Name)
Zamzam is a given name of African origin. List of people with the given name * Zam Zam Abdullahi Abdi, Somalian-Kenyan activist * Zamzam Abdi Adan, Somali politician * Zamzam Ibrahim, British-Somali student politician * Zamzam Mohamed, Kenyan politician * Zamzam Mohamed Farah (born 1991), Somali female athlete See also * Zamzam (other) * Zamzama The Zamzama Gun, also known as Kim's Gun and Bhangian di Top, is an 18th-century large-bore cannon. It was cast by the metalsmith Shah Nazir of Lahore in about 1757, during the Durrani period. Currently on display in front of the Lahore Museum ... {{Given name Feminine given names African feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zam Zam Abdullahi Abdi
Zam Zam Abdullahi Abdi is a Somali journalist and human rights activist who focuses in particular on the rights of women and children. She is a dual citizen of Somalia and Kenya. Activism Abdi is the capacity building officer for the Coalition of Grassroots Women's Organizations and chairperson of the Somali Chapter of the African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect. Abdi works for easier access to education for Somali women. Kidnapping In 2004, while in charge of information for the Association of Somali Women Journalists, Abdi was abducted and held by armed individuals from 24 October to the 25th in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. She believes that she was kidnapped because of her activities in defense of children. 2016 terrorism allegations In October 2016, Zam Zam Abdullahi Abdi went on trial in Kenya's High Court. She was accused of bombing a police station in Mombasa. The lawsuit was denounced by the organization ''Cage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamzam Abdi Adan
Zamzam Abdi Adan () is a Somali politician, who served as the Minister of Education and Science of Somaliland from July 2010 to February 2015, becoming the first female minister to hold this position. In February 2015, after a cabinet reshuffle she was appointed as Minister of Finance where she served until the end of Silanyo's administration. She was one of four ministers who served throughout Silanyo's administration from 2010 to 2017, along Saad Ali Shire, Mohamoud Hashi Abdi and Khalil Abdillahi Ahmed. See also * Ministry of Finance (Somaliland) * Cabinet of Somaliland * Ministry of Education and Science (Somaliland) The ''Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Somaliland'' () () The Ministry of Education and Science of Somaliland is a national executive authority responsible for the state policy development and normative and legal regulation ... References , - Living people Government ministers of Somaliland Ministers of finance of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamzam Ibrahim
Zamzam Ibrahim is a student politician who was the President of the UK National Union of Students (NUS) from 2019 to 2020. She is also the President and a founding trustee of Students Organising for Sustainability. She succeeded Shakira Martin. She was formerly the NUS Vice President of Society & Citizenship. This followed her term as Salford Students' Union President 2017-2018 and Vice-President of Business and Law 2015–2016. Before she was a full-time officer at NUS, she served on the National Executive Committee for two years. She is now the Vice-President of the European students union. Early life and career Zamzam was born in Sweden in 1994 and is Somali, but moved to Greater Manchester at an early age. She is fluent in Swedish, Somali and English. Before becoming an elected officer at NUS, Zamzam worked as a fundraiser for Penny Appeal, an interpreter for Pearl Linguistics Ltd, a radio presenter at ALLFM 96.9 and a project worker at Bolton Solidarity Community Associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamzam Mohamed
Zamzam Mohamed is a Kenyan politician from the Orange Democratic Movement. Political career Mohamed was elected women's representative in the National Assembly from Mombasa County in the 2022 general election The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2022. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections around the world. * 2022 United Nations Security Council election * 2022 national electoral calendar * 2022 loca .... References Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Kenyan women representatives People from Mombasa County 21st-century Kenyan women politicians Members of the 13th Parliament of Kenya Orange Democratic Movement politicians {{Kenya-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamzam Mohamed Farah
Zamzam Mohamed Farah (born 19 March 1991) is a Somali female athlete from Mogadishu who competes in the Women's 400m. She was one of only two Somali athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Early life Farah was inspired by Mo Farah, a British Somali athlete to take up running. She competed in the London 2012 Olympics at the age of 18 years where she participated in the 400m. She also was the flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... The facilities she trained in lacked proper equipment. In order to prepare for the Olympics, she and her teammates trained outside where they at times dodged bullets. Their running route was called "the road of death." Zamzam ran the 400m heats in a time of 1:20.48 seconds, about 30 seconds behind the wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamzam (other)
The Zamzam Well ( ) is a well located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is located east of the Kaaba, the holiest place in Islam. In the Islamic teachings, the well is a miraculously generated source of water, which opened up thousands of years ago when Ismaʿil (Ishmael), the son of Ibrahim (Abraham), was left with his mother Hajar (Hagar) in the desert. It is said to have dried up during the settlement of the tribe Jurhum or after their defeat by Khuza'ah the well was backfilled by Jurhum. The well has been rediscovered and excavated in the 6th century by Abd al-Muttalib, grandfather of the prophet Muhammad. Etymology The origin of the name is uncertain. According to historian Jacqueline Chabbi, the noun is an onomatopoeia. She associates the noun with the adjectives and which are onomatopoeic denoting a dull sound stemming from either a distant roll (of thunder) or a guttural sound emitted with a closed mouth by animals or people, however meani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamzama
The Zamzama Gun, also known as Kim's Gun and Bhangian di Top, is an 18th-century large-bore cannon. It was cast by the metalsmith Shah Nazir of Lahore in about 1757, during the Durrani period. Currently on display in front of the Lahore Museum in Lahore, Pakistan, it is one of the largest pre-modern cannons in the world. Description The gun is in length, with a bore at its aperture of and weighs over . The gun, one of the largest ever made in the Indian subcontinent, was cast at Lahore along with another gun of the same size in 1757 by Shah Nazir (a metalsmith of the former Mughal viceroy of Lahore Subah, Muin-ul-Mulk), under the directions of Shah Wali Khan, who was the Vizier of Durrani ruler, Ahmad Shah. The copper and bronze needed to manufacture the cannon was obtained by melting household utensils collected from the Hindu and Sikh citizens of Lahore after imposing ''jizyah''. Shah Nazir completed the both massive cannons within three months at his ''karkhana'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
