# Zamzam Dahir Mohamud (Zamzam Daahir Maxamuud)

> Zamzam Dahir Mohamud: Galmudug senator in Somalia's Upper House, reported in 2016 as the first woman elected to the new chamber.

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## Who is she?

Zamzam Dahir Mohamud is a Somali politician who represents [Galmudug](/en/states/galmudug/) state in the Upper House ([Aqalka Sare](/en/institutions/federal-parliament/)) of the Federal Parliament ([Upper House of Somalia, member page](https://senate.gov.so/members/zamzam-dahir-mohamud/?lang=en)). The Upper House's list of senators of the 11th Parliament names her, as "Zamzam Daahir Maxamuud", among Galmudug's eight senators ([Upper House, Senators of the 11th Parliament](https://senate.gov.so/sanatarradab11/)). See [Members of Somalia's Federal Parliament](/en/institutions/members-of-parliament/).

## First woman elected to the Upper House

The Upper House was created in 2016, with 54 seats shared among the federal member states rather than by clan ([Wikipedia, Federal Parliament of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Parliament_of_Somalia)). Its first members were elected from 10 October 2016 ([Wikipedia, 2016 Somali parliamentary election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Somali_parliamentary_election)).

On 18 October 2016 the news site This Is Africa reported that she had become the first woman elected to the new 54-member Upper House, representing Galmudug ([This Is Africa, "Zamzam Dahir Mohamud becomes first woman elected Senator", 18 October 2016](https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/somalia-zamzam-dahir-mohamud-becomes-first-woman-elected-senator/)). The same report noted that [Jawahir Ahmed](/en/people/jawahir-ahmed/) Elmi became the second woman elected to the Upper House for Galmudug (same source). Radio [Dalsan](/en/economy/somali-media-companies/) reported on the opening of the Upper House elections that week ([Radio Dalsan, 16 October 2016](https://www.radiodalsan.com/upper-house-elections-kicks-off-in-somalia/)). Wikipedia's article on her dates the milestone to 2023 instead ([Wikipedia, Zamzam Dahir Mohamud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_Dahir_Mohamud)).

## The 11th Parliament

In August 2021 Galmudug elected six senators for the 11th Parliament, two of them women, under Somalia's 30% quota for women in parliament ([Hiiraan Online, "Galmudug state elects six senators including two women"](http://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2021/aug/183538/galmudug_state_elects_six_senators_including_two_women.aspx); [Somali Dispatch, 12 August 2021](https://www.somalidispatch.com/latest-news/six-senators-elected-in-galmudug/)). The Upper House's own list places her among Galmudug's senators of that parliament, which was sworn in on 14 April 2022 ([Wikipedia, Federal Parliament of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Parliament_of_Somalia)). Her name is also in Wikipedia's list of the Upper House as of 2017 ([Members of the 10th Federal Parliament](/en/institutions/members-of-parliament-2016/)).

## In short

A Galmudug senator, reported in 2016 as the first woman elected to Somalia's Upper House, and still sitting in the 11th Parliament.

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