Somalis abroad in public life
Abdirahim 'Husu' Hussein (Cabdiraxiim Xuseen)
Abdirahim 'Husu' Hussein Mohamed (born 21 October 1978 in Somalia) is a Finnish media personality and politician. In 2007 he became the first immigrant to chair a political party organisation in Finland, was elected to Helsinki City Council in 2017, chairs the Moniheli network of multicultural organisations, and has hosted a radio show on Yle.
Abdirahim 'Husu' HusseinHusu Hussein · Abdirahim Hussein Mohamed
- Lived
- 1978-10-21 to today
- Known as one of
- Somalis abroad in public life
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who is he?
Abdirahim Hussein Mohamed, known as Husu, is a Finnish media personality and politician born in Somalia on 21 October 1978 (Wikipedia, Abdirahim Hussein). See Somalis in Finland and Somalis in public office in Europe.
Public life
In 2007 he was elected chair of the Helsinki Centre Youth, becoming the first immigrant to chair a political party organisation in Finland (Wikipedia). In 2016 he left the Centre Party over cuts to education and development aid and joined the Social Democrats (same source). In 2017 he was elected to Helsinki City Council (same source).
In 2019 he publicly apologised after admitting he had made up a story about racist abuse from a taxi passenger (same source).
He chairs Moniheli, a network of multicultural organisations in the Helsinki region, and has had his own radio show on the Finnish public broadcaster Yle (Wikipedia).
In short
A Somali-born Finn who has been a radio host, community leader and Helsinki city councillor.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Abdirahim Hussein · en.wikipedia.org
Abdirahim 'Husu' HusseinHusu Hussein · Abdirahim Hussein Mohamed
- Lived
- 1978-10-21 to today
- Known as one of
- Somalis abroad in public life
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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