Djama Ali Moussa

Senator
Djama Ali Moussa
جمة علي موسي
Born 1910
Djibouti
Died 19 November 1959
Occupation Sailor, Politician and Trader or Merchant
Office 1st Senator of Djibouti

Djama Ali Moussa Zayli'i (Somali: Jaamac Cali Muuse Saylici, Arabic: جمة علي موسي‎) (born circa 1910) was a Somali politician. He was a politician of the former French Somaliland, currently known as Djibouti, born in Djibouti he became the first Senator from Djibouti or French Somaliland. His family was Gadabuursi, part of the wider Dir clan.[1]

History

Djama Ali Moussa born in 1910 in Djibouti, before he entered politics he used to be a sailor. He was elected as the first representative of French Somaliland in the French National Assembly in 1946, and in December that year he was also elected as the first Senator of French Somaliland.[2][3]

Political Affiliation

  • Groupe de l'Union Républicaine [4]
  • Résistante pour l'Union Française [5]

References

  1. ↑ Subjects of Empires, Citizens of States: Yemenis in Djibouti and Ethiopia
  2. ↑ Oberlé (Philippe), Hugot (Pierre) [1985], chapitre 4.
  3. ↑ Subjects of Empires, Citizens of States: Yemenis in Djibouti and Ethiopia
  4. ↑ Extrait du Dictionnaire des parlementaires français
  5. ↑ Extrait du Dictionnaire des parlementaires français

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