Former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar is among vocal politicians from the coast region now languishing in political cold.
The former Wiper party Secretary General unsuccessfully contested for the Mombasa governor seat losing to Hassan Joho.
The once Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s close ally and confidant ditched the party after being defeated in last year’s polls.
Omar castigated his former party leader as he campaigned for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election in the October 26, 2017 repeat presidential election.
The former senator has however remained silent as speculations continue to emerge that he will he awarded a state job by the jubilee government.
Here are facts you did not know about Hassan Omar:
1. Born in 1975
Omar was born on 23 October 1975 in Mombasa and schooled at Mombasa primary school before proceeding to Lenana School for his secondary education.
2. Law Graduate
Omar is a lawyer by profession.
He studied law at the Moi University, graduating in 1995.
3. Military training
The former senator also underwent military training at the Armed forces Training College between 1994 and 1995.
4. Human rights defender
The former senator is a renowned human rights activists and has been vocal on matters of police extra judicial killings.
In May 2007, Omar was nominated and appointed to serve as Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHCR) commissioner.
He also worked as SUPKEM representative in the Human rights body.
5. Married
The former Wiper Party secretary general is married to Asli Osman Mohamud, a lawyer by profession.
6. Student leader
Hassan Omar was a student leader of the Moi university Students organization.
Elected senator in 2013.
Hassan Omar quit as KNHCR commissioner and ventured into politics in 2013.
He was elected Mombasa senator on Wiper party ticket in 2013.
7. Wiper secretary general
He was Wiper party secretary general until September 2017 when he resigned accusing his party leader of frustrating his bid to be Mombasa governor.
Political analyst peter Ngure argues that Omar has a chance to make a comeback to active politics.
He observes that the former senator is likely to bid for the Mombasa governor seat since governor Joho is serving his last term.
For now, the former Mombasa senator remains in political cold with hopes of getting a State job after campaigning for Jubilee in Mombasa slowly fading away.