Draft:Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan

Dr. Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan (born 1946) is a Somali author, professor of psychology and psychiatry, and political activist. He is founder and president of Frantz Fanon University in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

He is the author of several books, including the biography Frantz Fanon and the Psychology of Oppression (1985), which contextualizes Frantz Fanon's work through a focus on the history and practice of psychology as it relates to Third World peoples.[1]

In 2020, he received the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Achievement Against the Odds Award by the International Union of Psychological Science[2]. In 2021, along with Silvia Federici and Rita Laura Segato, he received a Frantz Fanon Prize - Lifetime Achievement Award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association[3]. The committee noted that "The Awards Committee celebrates Dr. Bulhan not only for the political and theoretical richness and importance of his writings but also because of the crucial role he has played over four decades as an institution-builder in education, communications, and clinical institutions."[4]

  1. ^ "Frantz Fanon and the psychology of oppression". WorldCat. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "2020 Winner: Achievement Against the Odds Award Professor Hussein Bulhan, Frantz Fanon University, Somaliland". The International Union of Psychological Science. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "The Frantz Fanon Prize". The Caribbean Philosophical Association. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Press Release – The Caribbean Philosophical Association's 2021 Award Winners". Philosophy and Global Affairs at University of Connecticut. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

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