Ahmed Ibrahim Artan

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Ahmed Ibrahim Artan
أحمد ابراهيم عرتن
Personal details
Born
Ahmed Ibraahim Artan

Qandala, Somalia
NationalitySomali
Political partyIndependent
RelationsIbrahim Artan Ismail (father)
EducationEconomist and politician
OccupationMinister of Security of Puntland.

Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Somali: Ahmed Ibrahim Cartan; Arabic: أحمد ابراهيم عرتن) is a Somali diplomat, author and currently Minister of Security of Puntland.. He is the former Labourers and Youth adviser to the Somali president.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Ahmed is originally from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He was born in the coastal town of Kandala, situated in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. Ahmed from upper-class life, his father was one of the Somali millionaires from 1960s to 1991.[2]

His father Ibrahim Artan Ismail, nicknamed "Haaji Bakiin", served as minister of interior and security of Puntland.[3][failed verification]

Education[edit]

For his secondary education, Ahmed attended a local school in Bosaso, Somalia. Between 2000 and 2004, he completed a Bachelor's degree in Management accounting from the a local University at Bosaso, Somalia in Nairobi, Kenya. He followed that in 2009 with a Master's degree in project management from the Kenyatta University.[4]

Career[edit]

In an administrative capacity, Ahmed worked at the adviser of the Somali president.[5][unreliable source?]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Somalia: MPs table President impeachment motion". Siqarsoon. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ Ahmed Haaji Ibrahim Artan Beeldaaje (Axmed Xaaji Bakiin). "Shirka Wadatshiga Puntland". Raxanreeb (in Somali). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Somali official: US planes hunting Islamists". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. ^ Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Beldaje (Azlan Xaaji Bakiin). "Halaaga Tahriibta iyo Hadimadiisa". Horseed Media (in Somali). Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. ^ Ahmed Ibrahim Artan. "QORAGA WEYN AHMED IBRAHIM ARTAN OO SOO BAN DHIGAY BUUGAAG HOR LEH". Allcarmo (in Somali). Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 14 August 2015.