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Edna Adan Ismail

1937 - Today

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Edna Adan Ismail (Somali: Edna Aadan Ismaaciil / Adna Aadan Ismaaciil; born 8 September 1937) is a nurse midwife, activist, and was the first female Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006. She previously served as Somalia’s Minister of Family Welfare and Social Development. She is the director and founder of the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa and an activist and pioneer in the struggle for the abolition of female genital mutilation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edna Adan Ismail has received more than 219,563 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Edna Adan Ismail is the 17,741st most popular politician, the 35th most popular biography from Somalia and the 24th most popular Somali Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edna Adan Ismail ranks 17,741 out of 19,576. Before her are Angelino Alfano, Marietta Giannakou, Roman Giertych, Éamonn Ceannt, İsmet Yılmaz, and Henry Sewell. After her are Ute Bock, Ilya Yashin, Eric Bristow, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Vince Cable, and Walter Lini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Edna Adan Ismail ranks 549. Before her are Nelson Kuhn, Viktor Yakushev, Ali Treki, Derek Fowlds, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, and Manuel Astorga. After her are Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Mary Ann Mobley, Moshood Abiola, Donnelly Rhodes, Peter Brabrook, and Al D'Amato.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Edna Adan Ismail ranks 35 out of 58. Before her are Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), Omar Sharmarke (1960), Hamza Abdi Barre (1972), Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), Fartuun Adan (1969), and Barkhad Abdi (1985). After her are Hassan Abshir Farah (1945), Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924), Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), Faiza Jama Mohamed (1958), K'naan (1978), and Ali Mohammed Ghedi (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In Somalia

Among politicians born in Somalia, Edna Adan Ismail ranks 24. Before her are Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952), Hussein Farrah Aidid (1962), Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), Omar Sharmarke (1960), Hamza Abdi Barre (1972), and Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945). After her are Hassan Abshir Farah (1945), Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924), Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), Ali Mohammed Ghedi (1952), Ilhan Omar (1982), and Abdiweli Gaas (1967).

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