Asha Gelle Dirie

Asha Gelle Dirie (, ; born 1966) is a Somali politician and civil society activist. From 2005 to 2012, she served as the Ministry of Women Development and Family Affairs of the Government of Puntland. Dirie is also the founder and executive director of The Asha Gelle Foundation (TAG Foundation). Also she served as the chairperson of the federal Constitutional Review and Implementation Commission between 2014 and 2015.

Personal life Dirie was born in 1966 in Galkayo, the capital of the north-central Mudug region of Somalia. She hails from the Omar Mohamoud sub-clan of the Majeerteen Harti Darod.

For her post-secondary education, Dirie earned a degree from the Somali National University's Lafoole College of Education in Mogadishu.

Between 2005 and 2012, The ministry grew considerably under her tenure, transforming into a robust governmental entity. In this capacity, she was among the 2011 jury members of the Puntland Education Fund, a state-run scholarship reward system for outstanding local students.

TAG Foundation Additionally, Dirie is the founder and executive director of The Asha Gelle Foundation (TAG Foundation), a Puntland-based NGO. Gelle serves as the government committee's Chairperson. The five-member executive body is tasked with overseeing reform of the Provisional Federal Constitution (PFC). Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali welcomed the development, expressing confidence in the appointees and noting that Dirie was Puntland's representative on the panel. On 19 June 2014, the Federal Parliament approved the government committee, with 139 MPs voting in favor, 9 voting against, and 10 abstaining.

In March 2015, the Constitutional Review Commission completed the first phase of its constitutional review, with the second phase slated to begin shortly afterwards. According to Chairperson Gelle, the first phase involved ascertaining any technical or political uncertainties in the Provision Federal Constitution. Among these were whether the country should have a Prime Minister or a Deputy President, and which city should serve as the national capital. Gelle estimated that around 85% of the constitutional impasses were technical in nature, while the remainder were political.