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    Hawa Abdi

    Somali activist, physician (1947–2020)

    Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe[1] (Somali: Xaawo Cabdi, Arabic: حواء عبدي, 17 May 1947 – 5 August 2020) was a Somali human rights activist and physician.

    She was the founder and chairperson of the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation (DHAF), a non-profit organization.

    Early years

    Abdi was born in Mogadishu, and lived in south-central Somalia.[2] Her mother died when she was 12 years old.

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    • Abdi thereafter took on family chores, including raising her four younger sisters.[3] Her father was a professional[4] who was employed in the port of the capital city.[5]

    For her early schooling, Abdi attended local elementary, intermediate and secondary academies.[2] In 1964, she received a scholarship from the Women's Committee of the Soviet Union.

    Abdi subsequently studied medicine at a Kiev Medical Institute, graduating in 1971. The following year, she began law studies at Mogadishu