“The media should act responsibly in the disbursement of information as we are all nationalists who believe in and are proud of our nation” President Silanyo
By: Yusuf M Hasan
HARGEISA (Somalilandsun) – President Silanyo has urged citizens to commit to national cohesion and unity while cautioning the fourth estate against unethical disbursement of information
H.E Ahmed Mahmud Silanyo made these comments during a ceremony in Hargeisa where 100 personalities were bestowed with certificates honouring them for services and contributions towards national development in their respective fields.
The head of state who was the chief guest at the “Value and Honour Citizens” award ceremony also received certificates of honour on his own behalf and for the three former presidents of Somaliland late Abdirahman Tuur, Late Mohamed I Egal and Hon Dahir Rayale Kahin respectively who were all recognized for their leadership of the nation during various stages of its evolution from 1991 immediately after separation from Somalia to date.
President Ahmed Mahmud was recognized and awarded for distinguished National leadership & Good governance while his predecessors
The late Abdirahman Tuur, 1st president of Somaliland was recognized and awarded posthumously for leadership & Good governance.
The late Mohame
d Haji Ibrahim Egal, 2nd president was recognized and awarded posthumously for establishment of Somaliland’s Statehood and
Hon Dahir Rayale Kahin, the 3rd president was recognized and awarded for institutionalizing Democracy in the country.
While most of those Honoured were present at the colourful ceremony 17 personality were posthumously with their certificates received on their behalf by family members.
The awardees who were selected after an eight months selection process by members of the public who voted online for individuals they deemed worthy of recognition through the QiimeeQofkaaga.com website, ended up representing all sectors of life past and present i.e. civil society, commerce, Political/public/religious and Traditional leadership, Education, health and environment protection, arts and culture among others
Apart from the president and his three predecessors other notables Honoured include:
Dr. Edna Aden –Health
Ms. Shukri Bandare – Environment
Prof Suleiman of Amoud University- Education
Speaker of parliament Hon Abdirahman Irro- Good Governance
Poets Mohamed Ibrahim Hadraawi , late Gaariye and Abdi Aden Hayd ‘Kays’- Arts and Culture
Ms. Fatuma Saeed- Women leadership
Ministers Hirsi Haji Ali and Dr. Saad Ali Shire ministers of the presidency and planning respectively.
Sheikh Dirir –Religion among many others. See full list below
The head of state congratulated the organizers of the innovative programe of identifying and valuing various citizens for outstanding service to the nation, saying, “This is a very bold and bright idea that shall not only recognize service to the nation but shall act as an impetus for good deeds from all citizens irrespective of their station in life.
According to the organizer of the project Mr. Rashid Sulub the personalities awarded was as per the votes they received from members of the public without coercion or prompting from any quarters during the selection process by 12 individuals who prompted the public in all the regions of the country where contributions were collated with the online ones in a period of eight months.
While informing that plans are to make the recognition and honouring of individuals with a distinct and impactful contribution to national development an annual event Mr. Rashid Sulub appealed for well-wishers for material and financial support thus a continuity and sustainability of the project.
This is the first time in the country’s history for individuals with distinguished contribution to national development in one area or another to be recognized and Honoured.
Meanwhile i
t is hoped that the caution to the local media to act professionally and ethically by president Silanyo will be taken seriously thus acted upon especially by the privately owned media both print and electronic that seems to have gone berserk in the recent past, with some newspapers and websites going as far as publishing articles that are not only defamatory and character assassinating but completely anti-the very nationhood of Somaliland as well.
The full awardees list is produced below showing Name and what the individual was Recognized and Awarded for:
1Khatra Haji Ismail (Haji Gaydh) -Roads Construction
2 Sh Aden Mohamud Hiray (Sh Aden Siiro) -Charity
3 Saeed Aw Abdi Ahmed -Charity
4 Fatuma Saeed Ibrahim -Charity
5 Fatuma Alin Nuur -Charity
6 Ahmed Dahir Omar (Bahsane) -Charity
7 Luul Hasan Mataan -Child Welfare
8 Hibo Aden Diriye (Samawada) -Child Welfare
9 Mohamed Hasan Hawaadle -Communication
10 Abdikarim Mohamed Eid -Communication
11 Mohamud Hashi Abdi -Community Development
12 Mohamed Ibrahim Yasin -Community Development
13 Ali Mohamed Warancadde -Community Development
14 Mohamed Hasan Nuur (shaqadoon) -Creation of Employment opportunities
15 Eng. Ahmed Abokor Mohamed (SYG) -Creation of Employment opportunities
16 Hon Dahir Rayale Kahin -Democratization of Somaliland
17 Poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame (Hadraawi) -Development of Arts & Culture
18 Poet Mohamed Hashi Dama’a (Gaariye) -Development of Arts & Culture
19 Abdi Aden Ha’ad (Abdiqays) -Development of Arts & Culture
20 Eng. Ali Mohamed Hoorhoor -Economic development
21 Ahmed Yusuf Dirir -Economic development
22 Zamzam Abdi Aden -Education Development
23 Prof.Suleiman Ahmed Guleid -Education Development
24 Mahad Ibrahim Mohamed -Education Development
25 Abdilahi Musa Qalib -Education Development
26 Ahmed Haji Ali Adami -Elections management
27 Shukri Haji Ismail Bandare -Environmental P:rotection
28 Mohamed Eggeh Killeh -Environmental P:rotection
29 Ismail Jama Jibril -Environmental P:rotection
30 Dr. Saad Cali Shire -Good governance
31 Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi Irro -Good governance
32 Ms. Amina Hasan Kurtin-Health
33 Dr. Mohamed Abdi Gaboose -Health
34 Dr. Edna Aden Ismail -Health
35 Dr. Ahmed Aden Buhane Health
36 Suleiman Ismail Bulale (Salebaan Xuquuq) -Human Rights
37 Rakia Abdilahi Omar -Human Rights
38 Omar Aideed Ahmed -Investment
39 Mohamed Aw Saeed Geedi -Investment
40 Ahmed Osman Gelle -Investment
41 Sheikh Mustafa Haji Ismail Harun -Islamic Religious Propagation
42 Sheikh Mohamed Sh Omar Dirir- Islamic Religious Propagation
43 Sheikh Mohamed Aden Muhumed -Islamic Religious Propagation
44 Sheikh Abdilahi Sh Ali Jawhar -Islamic Religious Propagation
45 Jama Muse Jama -Literature
46 Boobe Yusuf Duale -Literature
47 Mohamud Abdi Shide (Tuur) -Media Development
48 Hasan Saeed Yusuf -Media Development
49 Feisal Mohamed Abdi (Feisal fadhfadhle) -Media Development
50 Feisal Ali Sh Mohamed -Media Development
51 Farhan Haji Ali Ahmed -Media Development
52 Kamal Dahir Ashuur -Minority Clans rights advocacy
53 Mohamud Salah Nuur (Fagadhe) -National leadership & Good governance
54 Hasan Isse Jama -National leadership & Good governance
55 Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (Silanyo) -National leadership & Good governance
56 Abdirahman Ahmed Ali(Abdirahman Tuur) -National leadership & Good governance
57 Sultan Sahardid Sultan Diriye -National Reconciliation
58 Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah -National Reconciliation
59 Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdiqadir -National Reconciliation
60 Sultan Hasan Khalif Ashuur (Daakir) -National Reconciliation
61 Sultan Abdirahman Jama (Dhawal) -National Reconciliation
62 Sh Muse Jama Godaad -National Reconciliation
63 Sh Ibrahim Sh Yusuf Sh Madar -National Reconciliation
64 Osman Ali Bile -National Reconciliation
65 Nuur Sugaal Gelle -National Reconciliation
66 Haji Abdi Warabe -National Reconciliation
67 Garad Abdiqani Garad Jama -National Reconciliation
68 Abdirahman Farah Aw Ali -National Reconciliation
69 Abdilahi Ibrahim Habane -National Reconciliation
70 Nuh Ismail Taani -National Security
71 Mohamed Saqadi Dubad -National Security
72 Hasan Yonis Habane -National Security
73 Ugaso Hasan Ahmed -National Service
74 Muse Bihi Abdi -National Service
75 MP Bar Saeed Farah -National Service
76 Hirsi Ali Haji Hasan -National Service
77 Fuad Aden Adde -National Service
78 Feisal Ali Warabe -Nationalism
79 Abdirashid Osman Jama (Wadani) -Nationalism
80 Kadar Moge Mursal -Peaceful Inter-Clan Co-existence
81 Mohamed Hashi Elmi -Public Finance Management
82 Abdirahman Duale Daamir -Public Finance Management
83 Prof. Hasan Ali Osman (Asarda) -Roads Construction
84 MP Mohamed Diriye Nana -Roads Construction
85 Mohamud Ahmed Hasan (Dhagalaab) Roads Construction
86 Eng. Hussein Mohamud Jiir -Roads Construction
87 Hussein Hasan Guleid (Hussein Kenyatta) -Security-Intelligence
88 Abdilahi Ismail Ali (Abdilahi Irro) -Security-Intelligence
89 Jamal Ali Hussein -Self-Development
90 Barkhad Jama Hirsi -Self-Development
91 Abdirahman Mohamed Nuur -Self-Development
92 Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal -Somaliland Statehood Establishment
93 Saeed Mire Sh Yonis -Sports Development
94 Hasan Mohamed Abdilahi (Hasan Warabe Adde) -Sports Development
95 Ismail Haji Nuur -Town planning and Development
96 Awil Elmi Abdala -Town planning and Development
97 Abdirahman Shide Bile -Town planning and Development
98 Abdala Mohamed Ali (Abdala Sandheere) -Town planning and Development
99 Mohamed Saeed Duale (Dahabshiil) -Trade development
100 Ibrahim Abdi Kahin (Ibrahim Deere) -Trade development
101 Abdi Awad Ali (Indho-deero) -Trade development
