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Guled Asowe
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eastern Ethiopia
, Ogaden
) is a Somali
political leader.
sub-clan of the Darod
clan family, was born in 1978 in the valley of Jijiga. His birth date marked with the defeat of the Somali army in the Ethio-Somali war. Guled and his family fled to Somalia
and resided in Mogadisho
Guled thus grew up in Mogadisho. Young Guled's hero was his maternal aunt. In addition to being an intelgient child, by the age of eleven, Guled had learned the entire Qur'an
by heart (he was a hafiz), and displayed all the qualities of a promising leader. He continued his religious and secular education.
Guled Casowe achieved his primary education in Mogadisho, where he attended Mohamoud Harbi Primary & Junior School and Central Mogadisho Secondary School. After the downfal of Somali Dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and the starting of the Somali Civil War. Guled returned his homeland and resettled in Jijiga.
. After a year in Korahe, he was promoted as chairing judge at the Cassation Bench in the Somali Regional State Supreme Court in Jijiga
. At the end of 2009, Guled Casowe was appointed to Minister of Information, Culture & Tourism in Somali Regional State.
. He established the first independent FM radio and Regional TV network. On his effort to promote Somali
Culture and history, he began rebuilding the Castle of Mohamed Abdullah Hassan. In the middle of 2009, The Somali Regional State administration expressed that they will exhume the remains of Mohamed Abdullah Hassan and rebury him in his old castle at Imme. Although, most individuals who knew the exact location of the Mohamed Abdullah Hassan`s tomb are dead for a long time now, the Regional Information Minister Mr. Guled Casowe told on VOA Somali Section interview, that very few, senile individuals who can reveal the details of the Hassan's grave may be alive, making the region's search efforts attainable. Guled Casowe promoted the use of DNA samples to determine whether the remains they found in grave yard at Gindhir.
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Jijiga
Jijiga is a city in eastern Ethiopia and the capital of the Somali Region of that country. Located in the Jijiga Zone approximately 80 km east of Harar and 60 km west of the border with Somalia, this city has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1,609 meters above sea...
eastern Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, Ogaden
Ogaden
Ogaden is the name of a territory comprising the southeastern portion of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia. The inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Somali and Muslim. The title "Somali Galbeed", which means "Western Somalia," is often preferred by Somali irredentists.The region, which is...
) is a Somali
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
political leader.
Youth
Guled Casowe, who belonged to the OgadenOgaden (clan)
The Ogaden is a Somali clan, and one of the largest Darod subclans.-Overview:Members of the Ogaden clan primarily live in the central Ogaden plateau of Ethiopia , the North Eastern Province of Kenya, and the Jubaland region of Southern Somalia...
sub-clan of the Darod
Darod
The Darod is a Somali clan. The father of this clan is named Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, but is more commonly known as Darod. In the Somali language, the word Daarood means "an enclosed compound," a conflation of the two words daar and ood .The Darod population in Somalia lives principally...
clan family, was born in 1978 in the valley of Jijiga. His birth date marked with the defeat of the Somali army in the Ethio-Somali war. Guled and his family fled to Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
and resided in Mogadisho
Guled thus grew up in Mogadisho. Young Guled's hero was his maternal aunt. In addition to being an intelgient child, by the age of eleven, Guled had learned the entire Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
by heart (he was a hafiz), and displayed all the qualities of a promising leader. He continued his religious and secular education.
Guled Casowe achieved his primary education in Mogadisho, where he attended Mohamoud Harbi Primary & Junior School and Central Mogadisho Secondary School. After the downfal of Somali Dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and the starting of the Somali Civil War. Guled returned his homeland and resettled in Jijiga.
Educational Achievement
Guled Casowe attended Ethiopian Civil Service College, where he obtained LLB Degree with distinction. He latter achieved his Master Degree from Greenwich University. He attended Masters of Transformational Leadership and Change Agent Leader at International Leadership Institute in 2009.Political and Leadership Role
Guled worked in various governmental agencies and Bureaux. In 2001-2003, He first worked Somali State Justice and General Persecution Bureau as Legal Expert. In 2003-2004, he was appointed as the Legal Adviser of the Somali Regional State Council of People's Representative. In 2005, he was nominated as the presiding Judge of the Korahe Zonal Court in Kebri DaharKebri Dahar
Kebri Dahar is a town in the eastern part of Ethiopia known as the Ogaden. Located in the Korahe Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 493 meters above sea level...
. After a year in Korahe, he was promoted as chairing judge at the Cassation Bench in the Somali Regional State Supreme Court in Jijiga
Jijiga
Jijiga is a city in eastern Ethiopia and the capital of the Somali Region of that country. Located in the Jijiga Zone approximately 80 km east of Harar and 60 km west of the border with Somalia, this city has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1,609 meters above sea...
. At the end of 2009, Guled Casowe was appointed to Minister of Information, Culture & Tourism in Somali Regional State.
Achievement
During the time Guled Casowe was Information Minister, he achieved a lot more than any person in Somali Regional State history. He established the first independent FM radio and Regional TV network. On his effort to promote Somali
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
Culture and history, he began rebuilding the Castle of Mohamed Abdullah Hassan. In the middle of 2009, The Somali Regional State administration expressed that they will exhume the remains of Mohamed Abdullah Hassan and rebury him in his old castle at Imme. Although, most individuals who knew the exact location of the Mohamed Abdullah Hassan`s tomb are dead for a long time now, the Regional Information Minister Mr. Guled Casowe told on VOA Somali Section interview, that very few, senile individuals who can reveal the details of the Hassan's grave may be alive, making the region's search efforts attainable. Guled Casowe promoted the use of DNA samples to determine whether the remains they found in grave yard at Gindhir.