Hodan

Hodan Ahmed (Somali: Hodan Axmed; Arabic: هودان أحمد‎) is a Somali political activist. She helped form the Somali Women Parliamentary Association the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia, which was succeeded by the Federal Parliament of Somalia. She serves as a Senior Program Officer at the National Democratic Institute.

Hodan Nalayeh (Somali: Hodan Naalaye; Arabic: هودان نالايآه‎; 1976 – July 12, 2019) was a Somali-Canadian media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur. She was president of the Cultural Integration Agency and vice president of Sales & Programming Development of Cameraworks Productions International.