Ali Aref Bourhan

Ali Aref Bourhan
علي عارف برهان
Bourhan in 1971
1st President of the Government Council of the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
In office
7 July 1967 – 29 July 1976
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAbdallah Mohamed Kamil
4th Vice President of the Government Council of French Somaliland
In office
8 June 1960 – 19 October 1966
Preceded byAhmed Dini Ahmed
Succeeded byAbdallah Mohamed Kamil
Personal details
Born1934 (1934)
Tadjoura, French Somaliland
Died (aged 91)
PartyUNI
Spouse(s)
Régine Soulé
(m. 1971; div. 1980)

Aref Filsane
(m. 2014)
Children1
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Ali Aref Bourhan (Arabic: علي عارف برهان; 1934 – 15 December 2025) was a Djiboutian politician who served as the 1st President of the Government Council of the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas from 1967 to 1976. Previously, he served as the 4th Vice President of the Government Council of French Somaliland from 1960 to 1966.