Nationality Somali Name Ahmed Artan Role Author | Occupation diplomat Party Independent politician Religion Islam | |
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Full Name Ahmed Ibraahim Artan Education Economist and politician | ||
Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Somali: Ahmed Ibrahim Cartan ; Arabic: أحمد ابراهيم عرتن) is a Somali diplomat, author and politician. He is the former Labourers and Youth adviser to the Somali president.
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Personal life
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
His father Ibrahim Artan Ismail, nicknamed "Haaji Bakiin", served as minister of interior and security of Puntland.
Education
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
Career
In an administrative capacity, Ahmed worked at the adviser of the Somali president