Safiya Hassan Sheikh Ali Jimale | |
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Mayor of Beledweyne | |
In office 27 May 2019 – 30 July 2020 | |
Preceded by | Khadar Hassan Afrah |
Succeeded by | Nadar Tabaax Maalin |
Safiya Hassan Sheikh Ali Jimale is a Somali politician. She was the Mayor of Beledweyne from 27 May 2019 to 30 July 2020.[1][2][3] Safiya was the country's first female mayor after the Somali Civil War.[4][5][6]
Safiya is the granddaughter of Sheikh Ali Jimale, who served as the Minister for Labour and Social Affairs during the trusteeship period as well as the newly independent Somali Republic.[7]