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Saadia Samatar makes history as Somalia's first female deputy speaker

Ms Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar.

Ms Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar, who has been elected deputy speaker in the Lower House of Somalia's parliament. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  Abdulkadir Khalif

Contributor

Nation Media Group

Mogadishu,

Members of Somalia’s House of the People (Lower House of the bicameral parliament) on Thursday elected Ms Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar as its first deputy speaker.

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