Name Dahir Hassan Abdi

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name Dahir Hassan Abdi

P.O.B Mogadishu Somalia

D.O.B 22.12.1953

Nationality Somali/Dutch ( Residing in UK since August 1998)

Address 74Green Lane Road

Leicester

Postcode LE5 3TJ

Telefax. 0044 -116-3191288

Mobile 0044 7859222732 UK

Email: /

Marital status Married

Profession Lawyer and multilinguist

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Written and spoken proficiently English, Italian and

Somali (mother tongue)

Reading, writing and social interaction Dutch, French and Arabic

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

All my basic education, Elementary, Intermediate and University

were all in Italian language in MogadishuSomalia.

1982 Four-year course in legal science successfully completed, in Somali

NationalUniversity, Faculty of law, obtained (Laurea in

Giurisprudenza).

1982-83Six-month course on plant assembling and technical supervision of the Oxigen production factories in Milano, Italy.

1995-96Computer course and intensive Dutch language course in Utrecht and Delft, Holland.

2002 ILPA (Immigration Law Practitioners Association) Immgration and

Asylum case worker training in Leicester, UK.

ILPA Somali asylum and family reunion course in Manchester, UK

ILPA Nationality and citizenship course in London,UK

2003-04Graduate in general legal advice in LeicesterUniversity, Leicester, UK

2004-05 Graduate of Common Purpose matrix leadership training in

Leicester, UK

WORK EXPERIENCE

1983-1984Technical Manager of the National Gas Industry, Mogadishu, Somalia.

1984-1990 Legal Advisor and Lawyer representing any client on any penal/civil

Court case at any stance, whether the client is plaintiff or defendant.

Legal Advisor and Lawyer for the Somali goldsmith cooperative, Mogadishu Somalia

Presenting legal advice in any sort of legal dispute for various Somali

And foreign Private companies, MogadishuSomalia

1991-1992 Fully involved with most of the Somali intellectuals to find solution

for the Somali civil war crises In Djibouti

1992 - 94 Worked for the United Nations:

UNITAF Canadian Airborne Regiment and

UNOSOM II GECOMPFORSOM ( German Composite For Somalia )

In Belet Wein Somalia as:

-Legal advisor in Somali Law.

-Advisor in Somali traditions.

-Coordinator and Supervisor of local staff.

- Liaising between the troops and the Hiran region autorithy.

-Supervisor of contracts of services given to locals.

1995-1997 Volunteer worker as legal Aid, in De Leer Refugee camp, Holland

1998-2000 Member of SSG Somali Steering Group (fully involved in the

organization and the settlement of the Somali communities) in

Leicester UK

2001-2003 Volunteer member of LWC Leicester Witness Cocoon, helping people

Involved in any kind of abuse & harassment Leicester UK.

2002-2004Member of the LSPC, Leicester Somali Parents Committee (Group of

parents liaising between the schools of Leicester and the parents).

Working to raise the standard of education for Somali students.UK

2003-2006 Freelance agent and interpreter of the Home Office refugee and asylum

interviews UK.

Trainee Immigration case worker and interpreter for Goldfarb Singh & co. Solicitors in Leicester UK

Director and owner of Language Web (Language interpreting and translations Service). UK

2003- 2005 Chairman of ISLA ( International Somali Lawyers Association) London

2006-2009 Legal advisor office of the Somali Prime Minister Kenya and Somalia.

2010- Freelance Interpreter for Mango Spice language solutions, Nottingham.

2011- Freelance interpreter Pearl Linguistics, London

2011- Freelance Interpreter Language line. London

NB: Full and clean UK Driving Licence

HOBBIES

Sports, playing basket ball weekly to keep fit and Jogging.

Movies and Music.