January 31, 2023
Maryan is Chief Negotiator for Somalia to the WTO. She is based at the Office of the President and was formerly Chief Legal Adviser at the Federal Government of Somalia where she reestablished the Office of the Legal Adviser for the first time in 26 years. Prior to working in Mogadishu, Maryan worked at the arbitration practice of Al Tamimi & Co in Dub ai, and as Legal Adviser to the Somali Mission to the UN in New York. Maryan is a member of the World Bank’s International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) panels of arbitrators and conciliators. Somalia’s Arbitration Task Force alongside Gary Born She founded this work and was shortlisted for ‘Best Development’ in GAR’s 2017 awards. She undertook a career in arbitration and ADR after studying at SOAS, University of London. During her time at SOAS, she was recognized by the US Embassy as a ‘Young Leader’.
