Hiiraan Online
Saturday August 31, 2019
Somalia’s designate ambassador to India Faduma Abdullahi Mohamud today presented her credentials to President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Prior to her appointment, Ms Mohamud served as Somalia’s permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva. During her tenure at the UN office, Somalia was elected member of the Human Rights Council in October 2018.
Somalia, alongside other 17 member states will serve a three-year terms which started January 2019.
In the new appointment, ambassador Mohamud swapped places with ambassador Abyan Salah who is now heading to the Geneva office after her service in India as Somalia’s ambassador.
A lot of Somali students study in India and it is the healthcare destination for Somalis especially the city of Hyderabad.