Zamzam Abdi Adan

Somali politician

زمزم عبدي آدم

15th Minister of FinanceIn office
28 February 2015 – 14 December 2017PresidentAhmed Mohamed MohamoudPreceded byAbdiaziz Mohamed SamaleSucceeded byYusuf Mohamed AbdiMinister of Education and ScienceIn office
27 July 2010 – 28 February 2015PresidentAhmed Mohamed MohamoudPreceded byHassan Haji MohamoudSucceeded byAbdillahi Ibrahim Habane Personal detailsPolitical partyPeace, Unity, and Development Party

Zamzam Abdi Adan (Somali: Zamzam Cabdi Aadan) is a Somali politician, who served as the Minister of Education and Science of Somaliland from July 2010 to February 2015, becoming the first female minister to hold this position. In February 2015, after a cabinet reshuffle she was appointed as Minister of Finance where she served until the end of Silanyo's administration. She was one of four ministers who served throughout Silanyo's administration from 2010 to 2017, along Saad Ali Shire, Mohamoud Hashi Abdi and Khalil Abdillahi Ahmed.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Somaliland: Meeting With Turkish Delegation". UNPO. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ "Somaliland: Best and brightest female students honoured". Interpeace. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ "Somaliland: A Citizen's Benevolent Minister". Somaliland Sun. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ "Zamzam Abdi Adan holds the purse-strings". Africa Intelligence. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Hassan Haji Mohamoud	Minister of Education and Science 2010-2015	Succeeded by Abdillahi Ibrahim Habane
Preceded by Abdiaziz Mohamed Samale	Minister of Finance 2015-2017	Succeeded by Yusuf Mohamed Abdi