Suldaan Said Ahmed (b. 12 February 1993) is a Finnish politician who is a member of the Helsinki City Council for the Left Alliance.[1] Said Ahmed served as a Member of the Finnish Parliament for Helsinki from September 2021 to April 2023, and is the first Somalian-born member of the Finnish parliament.[2][3] In July 2022, Said Ahmed was appointed Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs' Special Representative on Peace Mediation in the Horn of Africa. Since April 2023, he has also been a member of the Peace Mediation Roster of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4]
Suldaan Said Ahmed | |
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| Member of the Finnish Parliament for Helsinki | |
| In office 9 September 2021 – 4 April 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1993 Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Citizenship | Finnish |
| Political party | Left Alliance |
| Website | suldaan.fi |
On 23 January 2024, Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen appointed Suldaan Said Ahmed as her Special Envoy on Peace Mediation in the Horn of Africa. https://um.fi/current-affairs/-/asset_publisher/gc654PySnjTX/content/suldaan-said-ahmed-ulkoministerin-rauhanvalityksen-erityisedustajaksi-afrikan-sarven-alueelle-1
Life and career
editSaid Ahmed was born in Mogadishu and immigrated to Finland in 2008 through family reunification. He lived in Kontiolahti, North Karelia, and moved to Helsinki in 2011.[5] Said Ahmed has a security guard education and has also worked as a community worker for the Helsinki Deaconess Foundation.[1]
Said Ahmed was elected to the Helsinki City Council in the 2017 municipal elections and re-elected in 2021. In the 2019 parliamentary election Said Ahmed became a vice deputy. As the MP Paavo Arhinmäki was selected the Helsinki Deputy Mayor, Said Ahmed took his place in September 2021.[2] He was not reelected in the 2023 parliamentary election.
Family
editSuldaan Said Ahmed is the brother of the footballers Ahmed Said Ahmed and Abdulkadir Said Ahmed.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Suldaan Said Ahmed". Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Suldaan Said Ahmed becomes Finland's first Somali-born MP". Yle News. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Suldan Said Ahmed". www.eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Suldaan Said Ahmed appointed as Foreign Minister's special representative on peace mediation in the Horn of Africa". Finnish Government. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Finland's first Somali-born MP sworn in". Yle News. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Suomalainen, Tiina (1 November 2021). "Suldaan Said Ahmedin ykkösnainen on yksinhuoltajaäiti Ramla – kasvatti 11 lasta" (in Finnish). Anna. Retrieved 4 January 2022.