Abdul Majid Hussein

Abdulmajid Hussein was born Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Hussein belonged to the Habr Awal subclan of the Isaaq, and specifically the Abdale-muse sub-clan.^[4] In the 1960s he attended highschool in Harar city, and was schoolmates with former Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia president Kemal Bedri.^[7] In 1992, he was a senior government economist, and worked towards opening the Ethiopian economy to the free market.^[5] In 1995, he became the leader of Ethiopian Somali Democratic League (ESDL) party in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, and was the victim of an assassination attempt during turmoils against Somalia's Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya.^[4][8] By 1998, he had served in the government for 7 years, and was serving as Minister of Telecommunications and Transport of Ethiopia. In 2001, he was appointed as the Ethiopian ambassador to the UN, a job he had refused in 1998.^[6][2]

SRS Dr. Abdulmajid Hussein College of Teachers Education in Jigjiga is named after him.^[9] The college was established in 2004. It is one of the largest post-secondary educational and skills training centres for teachers in the region. Since the beginning of establishment of the college 28 batches have graduated.^[9]