Name: Mr. Mohamed Hassan Qassim
Position: General Commissioner, Commission for Investigation, Reparation, and Reconciliation (CIVRR), Somali Region
Qualifications: Master of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia; LAUREA in Medicine and Surgery, Somali National University
Experience: Over 40 years in public health, humanitarian work, and transitional justice, including leadership roles in UNHCR and NGOs focused on health, peacebuilding, and state-building in the Somali Region and beyond.
Achievements: Published researcher with expertise in health, nutrition, and human rights; fluent in Somali, English, Arabic, and Italian.
Name: Ms. Fowsia Abdulkadir Kassim
Position: Deputy Commissioner, Research Director, and Gender Equity Advocate
Qualification:Master of Social Work with a focus on Canadian political economy, social policy, and gender studies.
Experience: 26 years
Name: Mr. Abdi Abdullahi Hussein
Position: Deputy Commissioner, CIVR&R
Qualifications: BA in Teaching, Master’s in Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK
Experience: 35+ years in development, NGO management, and pastoralist advocacy.
Achievements: Founder of Pastoralist Concern, initiated Ethiopian Pastoralist Day, and multilingual.
Name: Ms. Zahra Omar Ali
Position: Deputy Commissioner, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Somali Region
Qualifications: Law Graduate
Experience: Nearly 18 years as a Supreme Court Judge in the Somali Region
Focus: Advancing justice and societal healing through legal reforms and reconciliation.
Name: Mr. Abdirahman Abdullahi Bainah
Position: Deputy Commissioner, Somali Regional State Truth & Reconciliation Commission (SRS-TRC)
Experience: 35+ years in community development, advocacy, and leadership.
Achievements: Co-founder of PSBI, key contributor to establishing SRS-TRC, and leader in transitional justice and conflict resolution.