Hasna Mohamed Dato (born 10 November 1959.) is a

Djibouti Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...

an politician and a member of the

Pan-African Parliament The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union. It held its inaugural session in March 2004. The Parliament exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers, ha ...

from Djibouti. Dato was born in

Obock Obock (also Obok, , ) is a small port town in Djibouti. It is located on the Northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, where it opens out into the Gulf of Aden. The town is home to an airstrip and has ferries to Djibouti City. The French form Ob ...

and is a member of the

People's Rally for Progress The People's Rally for Progress (; , RPP) is a political party in Djibouti. It has dominated politics in the country since 1979, initially under the rule of President Hassan Gouled Aptidon. Today it is led by President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and is ...

(RPP). She was elected to the

National Assembly of Djibouti The National Assembly, formerly known as the Chamber of Deputies, is the unicameral parliament of the Republic of Djibouti. Established under Title V of the 1992 Constitution, it consists of 65 members who are elected by direct and secret univ ...

in the January 2003 parliamentary election as the 35th candidate on the candidate list of the Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP) coalition in

Djibouti Region Djibouti Region, also known formerly as Djibouti District, is the capital of the Republic of Djibouti and one of the six regional administrative divisions of the country. With 777,000 residents across a total area of about 80 square miles (200 km2) ...

. Following this election, she was chosen as the Secretary-Rapporteur of the Legislation and General Administration Commission in the National Assembly on 26 January 2003. On 10 March 2004, Dato was chosen by the National Assembly as one of Djibouti's initial five members of the Pan-African Parliament."Trois projets de lois adoptés en session extraordinaire"
, ''La Nation'', 11 March 2004 .

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