AHMED ISSACK HASSAN
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 1970 |
| GENDER | MALE |
| OCCUPATION | IPOA CHAIRPERSON |
Ahmed Issack Hassan is a Kenyan advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over 29 years of practical experience in legal practice, public service and election administration.
Age & Education Background
Issack Hassan was born on March 2, 1970. He holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Nairobi.
Additionally, he earned a postgraduate diploma in legal practice from the Kenya School of Law and a Diploma in Advanced Public Service Administration from Galilee Institute of Management in Israel.
Ahmed Issack Hassan Career Background
Hassan is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and has practised law in the private sector since February 1995, specialising in Commercial and Constitutional law.
Previously, he has served as Chairperson of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya from November 2011 to January 20, 2017.
Before that, he served as chairperson of the Interim Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya (IIEC) from May 2009 to November 2011 and as a Commissioner of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (CKRC) from 2000 to 2006.
At the same time, he served as a Commissioner in the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission, Commissioner in the Kiruki Commission of Inquiry, which dealt with breaches of national security.
He was also an international elections and governance consultant for the United Nations Elections Support Project in Somalia and Afghanistan and for the African Union election assistance mission to Somalia and South Sudan.
Isaack Hassan was the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Kenya Industrial Properties Institute and is an affiliate of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, where he was elected the vice-chair of the Madrid Assembly in 2019.
Achievements
Hassan is a recipient of several national and international awards and honours for his work in legal practice and election administration, which include the Outstanding Achievement Award in Election Management and Conflict Resolution from the London-based International Centre for Parliamentary Studies.
Moreover, he was awarded the Order of the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) and Order of the Chief of the Burning Spear (CBS) by the President of Kenya for distinguished services rendered to the Nation.
He was also among 31 legal professionals shortlisted by the Judicial Service Commission in May 2022 for appointment as Court of Appeal judges.
Family
Issack is married and has children.
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