Yusuf Hassan Abdi (born 1 March 1953) is a Kenyan politician, diplomat, social activist and former journalist who has represented Kamukunji Constituency in the National Assembly since winning a by-election in August 2011. He has since been re-elected multiple times, most recently in the 2022 general election, and is associated with the Jubilee Party and the broader ruling coalitions of the day. Before entering elective politics, he built a distinguished international career: starting as an announcer/producer at Voice of Kenya (now KBC), he went on to work for the BBC External Service in London, co-found and serve as Senior Editor of the Africa Events magazine, and later joined the United Nations system. At the UN and UNHCR he held senior communication and policy roles, including Head of External and Media Relations for UNHCR in Southwest and Central Asia, senior spokesman for UN operations in Kabul, Senior Policy Adviser to the UN Secretary-General in New York, Director of the UN news service IRIN, and Senior Global Communications Advisor/Regional Communications Manager for UNHCR in Southern Africa and East Africa. Hassan’s parliamentary career has been shaped by both resilience and constituency-focused advocacy. He became a leading voice for Kamukunji’s diverse and largely urban, Somali and business communities, frequently raising issues of security, infrastructure, refugees’ rights and urban marginalisation on the floor of the House. In December 2012, he survived a targeted grenade attack in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood that left him seriously injured and requiring extensive reconstructive surgery, yet he went on to win re-election while still recovering, an episode that reinforced his image as a determined representative. He is multilingual—fluent in Somali, English and Swahili, with working knowledge of Arabic, French and Spanish—and holds degrees and qualifications from Middlesex University, Birkbeck (University of London) and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, underpinning his role as a globally experienced legislator with deep roots in Nairobi’s inner-city politics.