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Guled Asowe (Somali: Guuleed Casoowe, (May 15, 1978, in Jijiga eastern Ethiopia, Ogaden) is a Somali political leader.
Youth edit
Guled Asowe, who belonged to the Ogaden sub-clan of the Darod clan family, was born in 1978 in the valley of Jijiga. His birth date marked with the defeat of the Somali army in the Ethio-Somali war. Guled and his family fled to Somalia and resided in Mogadisho
Guled thus grew up in Mogadisho. Young Guled's hero was his maternal aunt. In addition to being an intelgient child, by the age of eleven, Guled had learned the entire Qur'an by heart (he was a hafiz), and displayed all the qualities of a promising leader. He continued his religious and secular education.
Guled Asowe achieved his primary education in Mogadisho, where he attended Mohamoud Harbi Primary & Juniour School and Central Mogadisho Secondary School. After the downfal of Somali Dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and the starting of the Somali Civil War. Guled returned his homeland and resettled in Jijiga.
Educational Achievement edit
Guled Asowe attended Ethiopian Civil Service College, where he obtained LLB Degree with distinction. He latter achieved his Master Degree from Greenwich University. He attended Masters of Transformational Leadership and Change Agent Leader at International Leadership Institute in 2009.
Political and Leadership Role edit
Guled worked in various governmental agencies and Bureaux. In 2001-2003, He first worked Somali State Justice and General Presucation Bureau as Legal Expert. In 2003-2004, he was appointed as the Legal Advisor of the Regional State Council of People's Representative. In 2005, he was nominated as the presiding Judge of the Korahe Zonal Court in Kebri Dahar. After a year in Korahe, he was promotted as chairing judge at the Cassation Bench in the Somali Regional Supreme Court in Jigjiga.
Achievement edit
During the Time Guled was Information Minister, he achieved a lot more than any person in Somali State history. He first established the first independetnt FM radio and Regional TV network. On his effort to promote Somali Culture and history, he began rebuilding the Castle of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Sayid. In the middle of 2009, The Somali Regional State administration expressed that they will exhume the remains of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan and rebury him in his old castle at Imme. The Regional Information Minister Mr. Guled Asowe told on VOA Somali Section interview, that they will arrange a DNA test to determine whether the remains they found in grave yard at Gindhir.
In popular culture edit
- Guled produced more Cultural Videos and songs.
Notes edit
References edit
- VOA Somali Service, Sayid Maxamed halkuu ku aasan yahay?, Indepth Interview With Somali Regional State Information Minister, Mr Guled Asowe, March 24th, 2009 [1]