Farah Maalim

Farah Maalim Mohamed (Somali: Faarax Maaliim Maxamed) is a Kenyan politician.[1] He is the former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, and has almost twenty-five years of experience on the Kenyan political scene. He is of Somali ethnicity.

Farah Maalim Mohamed
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
In office
15 January 2008 – 14 January 2013
Preceded byDavid Musila
Succeeded byJoyce Laboso
Member of Parliament for Lagdera Constituency
In office
15 January 2008 – 14 January 2013
Preceded byAbdillahi Sheikh Dahir
Succeeded byMohamed Muktar Shidiye
Member of Parliament for Lagdera Constituency
In office
26 January 1993 – 10 November 1997
Preceded bySlan Ahmed Nuno
Succeeded byMohamed Muktar Shidiye
Personal details
Born1956
Political partyOrange Democratic Movement

Biography

Maalim belongs to the Auliyahan sub-clan of the Ogaden Darod Somali clan.[2] He was educated at Maseno School.[3] He is a member of the Wiper Democratic Movement political party in Kenya, and was elected to represent the Lagdera Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 10th Kenyan Parliament.[4] He had previously served in the 7th Kenyan Parliament.

In November 2012, Maalim led a group of MPs, which accused Kenyan soldiers of fomenting violence and using undue force during a security operation in Garissa. The legislators threatened to take the matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) if the perpetrators were not brought to justice.[5][6] Maalim also suggested that the deployment of the soldiers was unconstitutional and had not received the requisite parliamentary approval,[5] and that the ensuing rampage cost Garissa entrepreneurs over Sh1.5 billion to Sh2billion in missed revenue.[6]

In the 2013 elections, Maalim ran for the Garissa County Senate seat, but was defeated by Yusuf Haji.

References
  1. On Somalis in the new Kenyan cabinet
  2. Sugow, Abdikadir (8 July 2012). "Youth overlooked as big guns angle for race". Standard Digital. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. "Maseno Old Boys". Maseno School. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  4. Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  5. "Woman killed, 10 injured in Garissa swoop". The Star. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. Wafula, Caroline (20 November 2012). "MPs accuse State of using undue force". Daily Nation. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
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