Edna Adan Ismail
Edna Adan Ismail was born on September 8, 1937. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Edna Adan Ismail
Edna Adan Ismail (Somali: Edna Aadan Ismaaciil / Adna Aadan Ismaaciil; born 8 September 1937) is a nurse midwife, activist, and was the first female Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006. She is the director and founder of the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa and an activist and pioneer in the struggle for the abolition of female genital mutilation. She is also President of the Organization for Victims of Torture. In March 2022, she became the president of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization. She was married three times, including to Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal, who was the prime minister of the State of Somaliland