Fatimo Isaak Bihi
Encyclopedia
Fatimo Isaak Bihi is a former Somali
diplomat. She was the first ever female ambassador (Ambassador to Switzerland
). Bihi is also the former Director of the African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as being a former Permanent Representative
for Somalia at the United Nations
.
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
diplomat. She was the first ever female ambassador (Ambassador to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
). Bihi is also the former Director of the African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as being a former Permanent Representative
Permanent Representative
A Permanent Representative is the head of a diplomatic mission to one of various international organisations. The best known of the organisations to which states send Permanent Representatives is the United Nations; of these, the most high-profile ones are those assigned to headquarters in New...
for Somalia at the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
.