Sahra Mohamed Ali Samatar

Sahra Ali Samatar
Minister of Women and Human Rights of Somalia
In office
27 January 2015  20 March 2017
Prime MinisterOmar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Preceded byKhadijo Mohamed Diriye
Succeeded byDeeqa Yasin Hajji Yusuf
Personal details
BornSomalia
Political partyIndependent

Sahra Mohamed Ali Samatar, also known as Sahra Ali Samatar is a Somali politician. She is the former the Minister of Women and Human Rights of Somalia, having been appointed to the position on 27 January 2015 by the former Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. During her tenure, she has introduced a ban on female genital mutilation nationwide and worked on equal rights for men and women within Somalia.