Executive Management Profiles

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.

Position: Deputy Commissioner, Research Director, and Gender Equity Advocate.

Qualifications: Master of Social Work with a focus on Canadian political economy, social policy, and gender studies.

Experience: 26 years.

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.

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.

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.