About Hussein Tanzaniya
Hussein Tanzaniya was a political scientist.
Hussein Mohammed Adam "Tanzania" was a Somali professor, originally from hargeisa, Somaliland, but born and raised in Arusha, Tanzania. He graduated in 1966 with his undergraduate degree from Princeton University. with his book "A Nation in Search of a Script".
In addition to being a professor, he was a journalist and documentary maker. His most acclaimed documentary, "Limits to Submission," was about the consequences of the Ogaden War in 1977.
Academic background and publications Adam was a professor of political science at the College of the Holy Cross in the United States of America, specializing in comparative politics with a focus on the Horn of Africa. In the early 1970s, he served as the head of the Center of African Studies at Brandeis University. He was the founder and president of the Somali Studies International Association (SSIA) and was the founding director of the Somali Unit for Research on Emergency and Rural Development (SURERD), an indigenous NGO in Mogadishu (1981–87). Adam was a member of the African Studies Association, the World Bank Council of African Advisors, and the African Association of Political Science. He was the recipient of the Hewlett Mellon Award at Harvard University, W. E. B. DuBois fellowship, De Witt Clinton Poole Memorial Prize, Rockefeller fellowship, and the African Development Foundation fellowship. His work was published in African Affairs, Review of African Political Economy, Journal of Islamic Studies (Oxford University Press), and Peace Review.
Death Adam died on 14 January 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Important facts
Frequently asked questions
Who was Hussein Tanzaniya?
Somali political scientist
When was Hussein Tanzaniya born?
Hussein Tanzaniya was born in Arusha.
When did Hussein Tanzaniya die?
Hussein Tanzaniya died on 14 January 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
What was Hussein Tanzaniya's occupation?
Hussein Tanzaniya was a political scientist.
What nationality was Hussein Tanzaniya?
Hussein Tanzaniya's recorded nationality: Somaliland.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Hussein Tanzaniya
· DBpedia: Hussein Mohamed Adam
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