Faysal Ali Warabe
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Faisal Ali Warabe (born 1948) is the chairman of the Justice and Welfare Party of Somaliland (UCID).
He was born in 1948 in Hargeisa
, Somaliland
. He earned an MSc in Engineering at St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russia
in 1973. From 1997-2001, he enrolled at the Helsinki University Faculty of Social Sciences, in the Social Policy Department. He has been a regional director in Somalia
's Ministry of Public Works.
Faysal Ali Waraabe rose to the main platform of the Somaliland politics when he single handedly opposed appointing president in a clan convention ( shir beeled), by creating the first opposition party in Somaliland.
Mr Waraabe is charismatic politician who is known to deliver powerful, presuasive speeches. The chairman of UCID party traveles frequently to spread Somaliland's agenda in becoming recocnized, independent country. He is someone that is well known, with connections in Western countries. Faysal Ali is also an activist from clanism, he is someone that includes all in his speeches message that discourages people against clanism.
Faysal is new to mainstream politics, he was a humanitarian who lobbied western countries to assist hospitals and disable people. Faysal also had a major role in bringing peace after the brief clash of Somalilands clans. The reason Faysal got into politics is said not to be for power, but to bring Somaliland into to the modern world.
Mr Waraabe can be seen in Somaliland visiting orphans, being an outspoken activist for minority groups( Gabooye), he was recently awarded by this group with a medal of honor. Mr Waraabe is also someone who visits high schools and colleges students, feeding them hope that they can rely on their country to provide them with opportunities such as employment.
Being the Chairman and member of the core founders of the UCID party, Faysal Ali has transformed the Party to a modern, somewhat very close to western political parties. Ucid, with Chairman Faysal are proactive campaigners, who hold seminars to teach citizens of the objectives of their party. Faysal Ali has managed to mobilize enough supporters for his party to become the party that is assumed to win the upcoming party.
He speaks Somali
, English
, Arabic
, Russian
and some Finnish
.
He was born in 1948 in Hargeisa
Hargeisa
Hargeisa is a city in the northwestern Woqooyi Galbeed region of Somalia. With a population of approximately 2 million residents, it is the second largest city in the country. Hargeisa is the capital of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region...
, Somaliland
Somaliland
Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
. He earned an MSc in Engineering at St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in 1973. From 1997-2001, he enrolled at the Helsinki University Faculty of Social Sciences, in the Social Policy Department. He has been a regional director in Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
's Ministry of Public Works.
Faysal Ali Waraabe rose to the main platform of the Somaliland politics when he single handedly opposed appointing president in a clan convention ( shir beeled), by creating the first opposition party in Somaliland.
Mr Waraabe is charismatic politician who is known to deliver powerful, presuasive speeches. The chairman of UCID party traveles frequently to spread Somaliland's agenda in becoming recocnized, independent country. He is someone that is well known, with connections in Western countries. Faysal Ali is also an activist from clanism, he is someone that includes all in his speeches message that discourages people against clanism.
Faysal is new to mainstream politics, he was a humanitarian who lobbied western countries to assist hospitals and disable people. Faysal also had a major role in bringing peace after the brief clash of Somalilands clans. The reason Faysal got into politics is said not to be for power, but to bring Somaliland into to the modern world.
Mr Waraabe can be seen in Somaliland visiting orphans, being an outspoken activist for minority groups( Gabooye), he was recently awarded by this group with a medal of honor. Mr Waraabe is also someone who visits high schools and colleges students, feeding them hope that they can rely on their country to provide them with opportunities such as employment.
Being the Chairman and member of the core founders of the UCID party, Faysal Ali has transformed the Party to a modern, somewhat very close to western political parties. Ucid, with Chairman Faysal are proactive campaigners, who hold seminars to teach citizens of the objectives of their party. Faysal Ali has managed to mobilize enough supporters for his party to become the party that is assumed to win the upcoming party.
He speaks Somali
Somali language
The Somali language is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Its nearest relatives are Afar and Oromo. Somali is the best documented of the Cushitic languages, with academic studies beginning before 1900....
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and some Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
.
Work
- Regional Director, Ministry of Public Works, SomaliaSomaliaSomalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
- Director of Planning and Building, Ministry of Public Works
- Chief Engineer, Mogadishu City, Somalia
- President of a private construction Company (AYAAN)
- 2001 Chairman of Somaliland Society in Europe
- 2001 Chairman of Somaliland Association in Finland
- 2001 Chairman of Somali Social Democrats Party
- 2000 Chairman of Somaliland Association in Finland
- 1997 Chairman of Somali Social Democrats Party