Abdirizak Haji Hussein

Prime Minister of Somalia (1924-2014)

Abdirizak Haji Hussein (Somali: Cabdirisaaq Xaaji Xuseen; Arabic: عبد الرازق حاجي حسين; December 24, 1924 – January 31, 2014) was Prime Minister of Somalia from 14 June 1964 to 15 July 1967.[1] From 1975 to 1980, he also served as the country's ambassador to the United Nations. He was a former member of the Somali Youth League. He played an important part in the nation's early civilian administration.

Abdirizak Haji Hussein
Prime Minister of Somalia
In office
14 June 1964 – 15 July 1967
Preceded byAbdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Succeeded byMuhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
Minister of Interior
In office
22 July 1960 – 19 November 1962
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMohamud Abdi Nur
Minister of Public Works and Communications
Preceded byAbdi Nur Mohamed Hussein
Succeeded byAbdulle Mohamud Mohamed
In office
19 November 1962 – 14 June 1964
Personal details
Born(1924-12-24)24 December 1924
Galkayo, Somalia
Died31 January 2014(2014-01-31) (aged 89)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partySomali Youth League

Hussein died from pneumonia on January 31, 2014 in Minneapolis, Minnesota after being hospitalized for a week.[2]

References change

  1. Somalia - Worldstatesmen.com
  2. "Somalia's former prime minister dies at the age of ninety". SomaliCurrent. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

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