Hareri National League
Encyclopedia
The Harari National League is a political party
in Ethiopia
. Its chairman, Murad Abdullahi, is also president of the Harari Region
.
The party celebrated its tenth anniversary 25 August 2001, under the leadership of chairman Fuad Ibrahim. It held its seventh party congress 30 November-1 December 2008, which was attended by almost 500 members and other participants.
At the last legislative elections
, 15 May 2005, the party elected Merwan Bedri Mohammed to represent a district at the Council of People's Representatives for the Harari Region
. In the August 2005 Regional assembly elections, the HNL won 18 of the 36 seats in the assembly of the Harari Region.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Its chairman, Murad Abdullahi, is also president of the Harari Region
Harari Region
Harari or officially, Harari People's National Regional State is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, covering the homeland of the Harari people...
.
The party celebrated its tenth anniversary 25 August 2001, under the leadership of chairman Fuad Ibrahim. It held its seventh party congress 30 November-1 December 2008, which was attended by almost 500 members and other participants.
At the last legislative elections
Ethiopian general elections, 2005
Ethiopia held general elections on May 15, 2005, for seats in both its national and in four regional government councils. Under pressure from the international community, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi promised that this election would be proof that more democracy would come in this multi-ethnic...
, 15 May 2005, the party elected Merwan Bedri Mohammed to represent a district at the Council of People's Representatives for the Harari Region
Harari Region
Harari or officially, Harari People's National Regional State is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, covering the homeland of the Harari people...
. In the August 2005 Regional assembly elections, the HNL won 18 of the 36 seats in the assembly of the Harari Region.