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
UK
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
UK
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.