Ahmed Hussen
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The Honourable Ahmed Hussen PC MP |
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| Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | |
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Assumed office January 10, 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | John McCallum |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for York South—Weston |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Sullivan |
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| Born | 1976 (age 40–41) Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
York University University of Ottawa |
| Profession | Lawyer, activist |
| Religion | Islam |
Ahmed Hussen (Somali: Axmed Xuseen; born 1975-1976) is a Somali-Canadian lawyer and political activist. He is the National President of the Canadian Somali Congress.
On October 19, 2015, Hussen was elected to the Canadian Parliament for the York South—Weston riding as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. On January 10, 2017, he was appointed Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
Hussen was raised in Somalia. He first resided in Hamilton and later moved to Toronto in 1993 as a 16 year old refugee, then in 1996 moved to Regent Park.
He completed his secondary school years in Hamilton. For his post-secondary studies, Hussen attended York University. He earned a BA in History from the institution in 2002. Hussen later pursued a law degree at the University of Ottawa, successfully completing his bar exam in September 2012.
He is the father of three children.
Hussen began his career in public service and politics in the fall of 2001. He started out doing volunteer work in Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He was hired the following year as an assistant to Dalton McGuinty, the leader of the province's official opposition. Hussen worked in this capacity until November 2003, when he was promoted to Special Assistant, concurrently with the Liberal Party's election victory. He held this new post for two years, during which he was in charge of issues management, policy and communications.
Hussen later worked with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Youth Engaged in National Security Issues committee.
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