Asha Gelle Dirie

Asha Gelle Dirie
Caasho Geelle Diiriye
عائشة جيلي ديري
Member of Parliament of Puntland
In office
1 August 1998  1 January 2005
Preceded byPosition established
Ministry of Women Development and Family Affairs
In office
25 January 2005  15 September 2012
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHalima Hassan Haji Osman
Chairperson of the Constitutional Review and Implementation Commission
In office
May 2014  6 May 2015
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born1966
Galkayo, Somalia
Alma materLafoole College of Education

Asha Gelle Dirie (Somali: Caasha Geelle Diriye, Arabic: آشا جيلي ديري; 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.