Ali Mahdi Muhammad

Somali entrepreneur and politician (1939–2021)

Ali Mahdi Muhammad (Somali: Cali Mahdi Maxamed, Arabic: علي مهدي محمد) (1 January 1939 – 10 March 2021) was a Somali businessman and politician. He was President of Somalia from 26 January 1991 to 3 January 1997.


Ali Mahdi Muhammad
علي مهدي محمد
Ali Mahdi Muhammad in 2020
4th President of Somalia
In office
26 January 1991 – 3 January 1997
Preceded bySiad Barre
Succeeded byvacant (3 January 1997 – 27 August 2000);
Abdiqasim Salad Hassan afterwards
Personal details
Born(1939-01-01)January 1, 1939
Jowhar, Somalia
DiedMarch 10, 2021(2021-03-10) (aged 82)
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalitySomalian
Political partyUnited Somali Congress

On 10 March 2021, Muhammad died in Nairobi, Kenya from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya at the age of 82.[1]

References

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  1. "Former Somali president Ali Mahdi dies in Nairobi". Citizentv.co.ke. Retrieved March 11, 2021.