Khadra Ahmed Dualeh
Khadra Ahmed Dualeh | |
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.jpg) Dualeh at a World Trade Organisation conference in 2017 | |
| Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Ambassador of Somalia to Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Federal Government of Somalia | |
| In office 2017–2018 | |
Khadra Ahmed Dualeh is a Somalian politician and diplomat. Since 2024, she has served as the Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations Office at Geneva. She was formerly the Somalian Minister of Commerce and Industry from 2017 to 2018.
Biography
[edit]Dualeh studied for a Bachelor of Science in Business Studies and Office Administration at Buffalo State University, then a Master of Art in International Education at New York University.[1]
Dualeh held the positions of Director General of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Planning and International Coordination from 2013 to 2017.[1] She was the Somali Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Federal Government of Somalia from 2017 to 2018.[1] In 2017, she attended the celebrations following 3 years of Somalia being polio free.[2]
In 2024, Dualeh was appointed as the Ambassador of Somalia to Switzerland and as the Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations Office at Geneva.[1][3][4]
In October 2024, alongside the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Simon Manley, Dualeh introduced a United Nations resolution to extend human rights reforms and renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on Somalia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "New Permanent Representative of Somalia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva". The United Nations Office at Geneva. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Photo story: Somalia celebrates 3 years polio-free". World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "New Somali Ambassador to Switzerland Presents Credentials to Swiss President". Facility for Talo and Leadership. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Ambassador Khadra Ahmed H. Dualeh Presents Credentials to Swiss President". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "UK, Somalia introduce UN resolution to extend human rights reforms assistance". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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