Recently appointed education minister assumes office
The newly appointed minister for education and higher education has officially assumed office following a handover ceremony held in Mogadishu on Monday.
Khatra Bashir Ali has taken over the two ministries of education and higher education separately run by former education minister Isse Mohamed Ahmed (Gurase) and minister of higher education Du’ale Adan Mohamed.
Speaking at the handover ceremony attended by several government officials, Khatra promised to work hard in improving the education sector of the country and to accomplish incomplete tasks left by the outgoing ministers.
She requested ministry employees and her predecessors to help her in her new job.
Education ministry general director Prof Mohamed Abdikadir Nur said the ministry employees will welcome the new minister, and promised to work with her, saying that she was a former a member of the ministry.
Former education minister Isse Ahmed said they did a good job in reforming the education curriculum of the country during his tenure in office.
Former higher education minister also said they contributed to the improvement of the country’s higher education.
