Farah Maalim Mohamed (Somali: Faarax Maaliim Maxamed) is a Kenyan politician.[1] He is the former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, and has almost twenty-five years of experience on the Kenyan political scene. He is of Somali ethnicity.
Farah Maalim Mohamed
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
In office
15 January 2008 – 14 January 2013 Preceded byDavid Musila Succeeded byJoyce Laboso Member of Parliament for Lagdera Constituency
In office
15 January 2008 – 14 January 2013 Preceded by Abdillahi Sheikh Dahir Succeeded by Mohamed Muktar Shidiye Member of Parliament for Lagdera Constituency
In office
26 January 1993 – 10 November 1997 Preceded by Slan Ahmed Nuno Succeeded by Mohamed Muktar Shidiye Personal details
Born 1948 Political partyOrange Democratic Movement BiographyEdit
Maalim belongs to the Auliyahan sub-clan of the OgadenDarod Somali clan.[2] He was educated at Maseno School.[3] He is a member of the Orange Democratic Movementpolitical party in Kenya, and was elected to represent the Lagdera Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 10th Kenyan Parliament.[4] He had previously served in the 7th Kenyan Parliament.
In November 2012, Maalim led a group of MPs, which accused Kenyan soldiers of fomenting violence and using undue force during a security operation in Garissa. The legislators threatened to take the matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) if the perpetrators were not brought to justice.[5][6] Maalim also suggested that the deployment of the soldiers was unconstitutional and had not received the requisite parliamentary approval,[5] and that the ensuing rampage cost Garissa entrepreneurs over Sh1.5 billion to Sh2billion in missed revenue.[6]
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