Elmi Ahmed Duale
Elmi Ahmed Duale علمي أحمد دواله |
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Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations | |
Assumed office 2005 |
Elmi Ahmed Duale (Somali: Elmii Axmed Ducale, Arabic: إلمي أحمد دواله) is a Somali physician, diplomat and politician.
Biography
Duale graduated from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1960 with a Doctor of Medicine. From 1963 to 1968, he served as Director General of Somalia's Ministry of Health.
In 1969, Duale was elected to the Parliament of Somalia, and was selected as Foreign Minister in this government. From 1970 to 1973, he and the other members of the Cabinet were imprisoned by Siad Barre after Barre assumed power following a coup d'état.
In 1974, Duale joined the World Health Organization (WHO), where he worked for 30 years. He has been the WHO Team Leader of the Programme Coordinator for Nigeria, the WHO Representative for Tanzania and Eritrea, and the WHO Public Health Consultant in Dar es Salaam.
In 2005, he became the Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations in New York City.
References
- "New Permanent Representative of Somalia Presents Credentials", UN Press Release, UN Doc. BIO/3707, 18 October 2005
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