Abdirashid Duale ( so, Cabdirashiid Siciid Ducale, ar, عبد الرشيد دعاله) is a multi-millionaire Somali entrepreneur. He is the CEO of

Dahabshiil Dahabshiil ( so, Dahabshiil, ar, دهب شيل) is an international funds transfer company, and is the largest money-transfer business in Africa. It's headquartered in Burao, Somaliland. Formed in the early 1970s, the firm operates from over 2 ...

, an international funds transfer company.

Biography

Duale was born in

Burao Burao, also spelt Bur'o or Bur'ao (; so, Burco, , ar, برعو) is the capital of the Togdheer region and the second largest city in Somaliland. Burao was also the third largest city of Somalia. Burao was the site of the declaration of an ...

, Somaliland and belongs to

Isaaq The Isaaq (also Isaq, Ishaak, Isaac) ( so, Reer Sheekh Isxaaq, ar, بني إسحاق, Banī Isḥāq) is a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. Pe ...

. He joined his father in the funds transfer business prior to the outbreak of civil strife, in which he and his father lost everything. Through their network of contacts, they rebuilt their business into one of the largest international money transfer companies in the

Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), ...

. He is a father of eight children.

Dahabshiil

Duale took over the company after his father retired, and began expanding Dahabshiil's reach into new markets. Today, the billionaire CEO's company Dahabshiil employs more than 2000 people worldwide, has offices in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

and

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics ...

, and provides financial services to international organizations as well as to businesses and private individuals.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duale, Abdirashid British businesspeople Somaliland people Living people Somalilander Sunni Muslims British Sunni Muslims Somalian emigrants to the United Kingdom People from Burao 1964 births