Zamzam Abdi Adan

Zamzam Abdi Adan
زمزم عبدي آدم
15th Minister of Finance
In office 28 February 2015 – 14 December 2017
President	Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Preceded by	Abdiaziz Mohamed Samale
Succeeded by	Yusuf Mohamed Abdi
Minister of Education and Science
In office 27 July 2010 – 28 February 2015
President	Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Preceded by	Hassan Haji Mohamoud
Succeeded by	Abdillahi Ibrahim Habane
Personal details
Citizenship	Somalilander
Political party	Peace, 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]

See also

• Ministry of Finance (Somaliland)
• Cabinet of Somaliland
• Ministry of Education and Science (Somaliland)

References

1. "Somaliland: Meeting With Turkish Delegation". UNPO. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
2. "Somaliland: Best and brightest female students honoured". Interpeace. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
3. "Somaliland: A Citizen's Benevolent Minister". Somaliland Sun. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
4. "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