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CodeDS/UK/23219
NameMohamed; Amina (5 October 1961); Kenyan lawyer, diplomat and politician
Variations of NameAmina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril | Aamina Maxamed Jibriil
Dates5 October 1961
GenderFemale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginKakamega, Kenya (born)
RelationshipsDaughter of a Somali family. Her family belongs to the Dhulbahante Harti Darod clan and hails from the northern SSC region of Somalia.
Wife of Khalid Ahmed (Somali). They married in 2002. The couple have two children and care for four orphans.
BiographyAmina Mohamed is a Kenyan lawyer, diplomat and politician. She is presently serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Sports in Kenya. She previously served as chairwoman of the International Organization for Migration and the World Trade Organization's General Council, as well as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. She served as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya from May 2013 to February 2018, when President Uhuru Kenyatta, after re-election, moved her to the Education docket.

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