The statement given by Dr. Hashim A-Shami on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of Sultan Hanfari Ali Mirah, as a Sultan for the Afar people in 2011

The statement given by Dr. Hashim A-Shami on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of Sultan Hanfari Ali Mirah, as a Sultan for the Afar people.

The occasion took place on the 10th of November, 2011 and was attended by Afars from the Afar triangle. Dr. Hashim indicated, among other things:

"The occasion we are celebrating is indeed very important for Afar, as Sultan Hanfari Ali Mirah takes the reins of the Afar Sultanate after the departure of his father, His Highness Sultan Ali Mirah Hanfari, may God have mercy on him, on 24th April, this year. Accordingly, we ought to revisit some important events in History and bring up relevant topics."......

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"The most important thing I wish to highlight in this occasion is simply that the Sultanate and Monarchy systems in the Afar region, according to both written and oral history extend from the seventh century to this date (10/11/2011). It is not quite a short period, I reckon. I wish to note that the importance of the inauguration ceremony of Sultan Hanfari Ali Mirah, as a Sultan for the Afar people, emerges primarily and inter alia, from the continuous historical extension over more than 1300 years." Read the whole statement in the link below:


http://allafar.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Dr_Hashem_Speech_English_version_PDF1.pdf