Abdirizak Jurile

Abdirizak Jurile (Somali: Cabdirisaq Juurile, Arabic: جريل عبد الرزاق‎), commonly known as Jurile, is a Somali British politician, diplomat and professor. Currently he is Member of Somali Senate, he served as Somali Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from July 2004 to December 2007. Later he became Somali Minister of Postal Cooperation and Telecommunications.[1][2][3] He was responsible administratively and operationally to build The Garowe–Bosaso Highway and the Port of Bosaso in the Bari province. The highway starts from the Port of Bosaso and continues south as a single carriageway up over the Al-Miskat hills and downwards toward Qardho. It continues from there around 205 km (127.6 mi) southwards to Garowe thereafter the thoroughfare joins the Mogadishu – Berbera highway.

Abdirizak Jurile
Minister of Planning and International cooperation Somalia
In office
2004–2007
Minister of Postal Cooperation and Telecommunications Somalia
In office
2009–2011
Personal details
Born (1942-07-03) 3 July 1942
Bosaso, Somalia
Alma materSomali National University

Early life

Jurile was born in the coastal town of Bosaso Somalia hails from Dishiishe clan of Darod confederations.

Abdirizak is originally from the semi autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He holds Somali and British citizenship. He is multilingual, fluent in Somali, English, and Arabic.

Career

He became Minister of Planning and International Cooperation during Transitional federal government (TFG). Jurile was twice or more a Member of the Federal Parliament's lower house, before moving to the Upper House of the Parliament of Somalia in October 2016.[4]

Jurile was a founding member of Puntland state, and served as Managing Director of the UN and other international organizations. During 2013 he declared his candidacy for the Prime Minister,[5][6] and once ran for Somali Parliament speaker during the general election in 2014.[7]

He served as a professor both local and International universities.

References
  1. "Golaha wasiirada DFKMG ee Soomaaliya". www.somalitalk.com. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  2. "Wasiirka Boostada iyo Isgaarsiin C/risaaq Jurile oo casho la qaatay beesha Digil iyo Mirifle". WEEJIDOW (in Somali). 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  3. "::: SomaliTalk.com :::". www.somaliatalk.com. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  4. "Somalia: Caretaker PM, Puntland President, presidential candidate Farole meet in Garowe". Garowe Online. 12 December 2016.
  5. "Is Prof Jurile The Next PM Of Somalia By DR_OSMAN,". Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  6. https://www.somaliaonline.com/community/topic/63552-is-prof-jurile-the-next-pm-of-somalia/
  7. https://www.somaliaonline.com/community/topic/62999-prof-cabdirizaaq-juurile-for-new-speaker-of-somalia-parliament/
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