Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed (born 1971) is a Kenyan politician. As a member of
Safina, Mohamed was elected to represent the
Mandera Central Constituency
Mandera Central Constituency is a former Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Kenya. It was one of three constituencies in Mandera District. The constituency has 12 wards, all electing councillors to the Mandera county Council. The co ...
in the
National Assembly of Kenya
The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya (formerly House of Representatives) is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it served as a unicameral house. In 2013 ( 11th Parliament), it became the lower ...
in the
2007 Kenyan parliamentary election
General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2007. Voters elected the President, and members of the National Assembly. They coincided with the 2007 Kenyan local elections.
Incumbent Mwai Kibaki, running on a Party of National Unity ( ...
, defeating the incumbent
Billow Kerrow.
Early life and education
Abdiikadir was born in 1971 in Mandera District. He attended Alliance High School and the
University of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN; ) is a college, collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest List of universities and colleges in Kenya, university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dat ...
.
He holds a master's degree in law from Harvard Law School
[ and was the chairman of the parliamentary committee on constitutional affairs that saw the draft of the new Kenyan constitution.
]
Political career
He was elected MP in Lagdera at the 2022 Kenyan general election
General elections were held in Kenya on Tuesday, 9 August 2022. Voters elected the President of Kenya, president, governors, Senate of Kenya, senators, members of the National Assembly (Kenya), National Assembly, and members of county assemblie ...
from the ODM
He is the chairman of the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee in parliament.
Personal life
Abdikadir is a Muslim. He and his wife are the parents of four children.
Abdikadir was awarded the German Africa Prize in 2011.
References
Living people
1971 births
Safina politicians
Kenyan Muslims
Harvard Law School alumni
University of Nairobi alumni
Members of the National Assembly (Kenya)
Orange Democratic Movement politicians
Members of the 11th Parliament of Kenya
Members of the 13th Parliament of Kenya
Alumni of Alliance High School (Kenya)
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