Hussein Abdi Dualeh

Hussein Abdi Dualeh (Somali: Xuseen Cabdi Duaale) is a Somali politician and petroleum engineer. He is the former Minister of Energy & Minerals of Somaliland.^[1]

Hussein Abdi Dualeh Xuseen Cabdi Ducaale
Minister of Energy and Minerals
In office 27 July 2010 – 14 December 2017
President	Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo
Preceded by	Kassim Sheikh Yusuf
Succeeded by	Jama Mohamoud Egal
Personal details
Born	Sool, Somaliland
Political party	Peace, Unity, and Development Party
Spouse	Faryad Ali (1990-present)
Children	3
Alma mater	SOS Sheikh Secondary School University of Oklahoma

Biography

Dualeh was born in the Saraar region of Somaliland. At the age of five, he moved with his family to Aden in South Yemen. Upon returning he completed secondary education at SOS Sheikh Secondary School. After graduation he was hired by ADNOC selling lubricants and gasoline. In 1979 he started his engineering education at the University of Oklahoma and later worked for several American companies including Chevron Corporation and California's Metropolitan Transport Authority. He later joined the Peace, Unity, and Development Party and became chairman of the party's North American chapter, and was even naturalised as an American citizen.^[2]

In July 2010 he was visiting Hargeisa and met with Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo who wanted him to join his possible future cabinet after the 2010 election. Since 2010 he has been Minister of Mining, Energy & Water Resources of Somaliland.^[3]

Personal life

Dualeh lived in Stevenson Ranch, California with his wife and three children until he relocated to Hargeisa to fulfill his duties as Minister of Mining, Energy & Water Resources of Somaliland.