Faysal Ali Warabe

Faisal Ali Warabe ( _so. "Faysal Cali Waraabe") (born 1948) is the chairman of the Justice and Welfare Party of Somaliland (UCID). He was born in 1948 in Hargeisa, Somaliland. He earned an MSc in Engineering at St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russia in 1973. From 1997-2001, he enrolled at the Helsinki University Faculty of Social Sciences, in the Social Policy Department. He has been a regional director in Somalia's Ministry of Public Works.

Faysal Ali Waraabe rose to the main platform of the Somaliland politics when he single handedly opposed appointing president in a clan convention ( shir beeled), by creating the first opposition party in Somaliland.

Mr Waraabe is charismatic politician who is known to deliver powerful, presuasive speeches. The chairman of UCID party traveles frequently to spread Somaliland's agenda in becoming recocnized, independent country. He is someone that is well known, with connections in Western countries. Faysal Ali is also an activist from clanism, he is someone that includes all in his speeches message that discourages people against clanism.

Faysal is new to mainstream politics, he was a humanitarian who lobbied western countries to assist hospitals and disable people. Faysal also had a major role in bringing peace after the brief clash of Somalilands clans. The reason Faysal got into politics is said not to be for power, but to bring Somaliland into to the modern world. Mr Waraabe can be seen in Somaliland visiting orphans, being an outspoken activist for minority groups( Gabooye), he was recently awarded by this group with a medal of honor. Mr Waraabe is also someone who visits high schools and colleges students, feeding them hope that they can rely on their country to provide them with opportunities such as employment.

Being the Chairman and member of the core founders of the UCID party, Faysal Ali has transformed the Party to a modern, somewhat very close to western political parties. Ucid, with Chairman Faysal are proactive campaigners, who hold seminars to teach citizens of the objectives of their party. Faysal Ali has managed to mobilize enough supporters for his party to become the party that is assumed to win the upcoming party.

He speaks Somali, English, Russian and some Finnish.

Work

*Regional Director, Ministry of Public Works, Somalia
*Director of Planning and Building, Ministry of Public Works
*Chief Engineer, Mogadishu City, Somalia
*President of a private construction Company (AYAAN)
*2001 Chairman of Somaliland Society in Europe
*2001 Chairman of Somaliland Association in Finland
*2001 Chairman of Somali Social Democrats Party
*2000 Chairman of Somaliland Association in Finland
*1997 Chairman of Somali Social Democrats Party

External links

* [http://www.ucidparty.com/CURRICULUMVITAE.htm UCID Party CV]
* [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1348517,00.html Calls to recognise Somaliland]