Hasna Hassan Ali
Member of the National Assembly
In office
2003–2013
ConstituencyTadjourah Region

Hasna Hassan Ali, also known as Hasna Hassantou, is a Djiboutian politician. In 2003 she was elected to the National Assembly as one of the first group of women to enter the legislature.

Career

Prior to the 2003 elections, a new electoral law was passed, requiring party lists to consist of at least 10% of each gender.[1] Ali was elected in Tadjourah Region as a representative of the Union for the Presidential Majority, one of seven successful female candidates who became the first women in the National Assembly.[2] She also served as president of the Association of Women of Tadjourah and of the northern branch of the Popular Savings and Credit Union.[3][4]

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