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 | |
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4th President of Somalia | |
In office 26 January 1991 – 3 January 1997 | |
Preceded by | Siad Barre |
Succeeded by | vacant (3 January 1997 – 27 August 2000); Abdiqasim Salad Hassan afterwards |
Personal details | |
Born | Jowhar, Somalia | January 1, 1939
Died | March 10, 2021 Nairobi, Kenya | (aged 82)
Nationality | Somalian |
Political party | United 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
change- ↑ "Former Somali president Ali Mahdi dies in Nairobi". Citizentv.co.ke. Retrieved March 11, 2021.