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Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (Somali: Sheekh Mukhtaar Maxamed Xuseen, Arabic: الشيخ محمد حسين مختار; December 9, 1912 – June 12, 2012) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia, and briefly an Acting President of Somalia in 1969.[2]
Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein مختار محمد حسين | |
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 Hussein in the 1960s | |
| Acting President of Somalia | |
| In office October 15,1969 – October 21, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Abdirashid Ali Shermarke |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Siad Barre |
| Speaker of the National Assembly of Somalia | |
| In office July 1965 – March 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Abdulqadir Aden Zoobe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 9, 1912 Huddur, Italian Somaliland |
| Died | June 12, 2012 (aged 99)[1] Nairobi, Kenya |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Political party | Somali Youth League (SYL) |
| Spouse(s) | Baar Ismaan and Fadumo Meyre |
Early life
editHussein was born into a Hadame family (part of the larger Rahaweyn clan), in the central town of Xuddur in the Bakool region.[3]
Politics
editIn 1946, Hussein joined the burgeoning, nationalist party of the Somali Youth Club (which later changed its name to the Somali Youth League).[3] He served the SYL's head office in what was then known as Upper Jubba, which included several current regions of Southwestern Somalia.[3]
He died in Nairobi, Kenya in 2012 at 99 years old.[4] He was accorded a state funeral by the government in Mogadishu, Somalia, and was buried there on June 15, 2012.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Amisom expresses his condolences for the death of Sheikh Mukhtar Mohammed Hussein, former Speaker of Somalia Parliament". Mareeg. Mareeg. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ worldstatesmen.org
- ^ a b c "Taariikh-nololeedkii Sheekh Mukhtaar, Guddoomiye Baarlamaan iyo Madaxweyne KMG ah".
- ^ Khalif, Abdulkadir (2012-06-19). "Somalia remembers fallen democracy icon". Africa Review. National Media Group, Kenya. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ "Former Somali parliament speaker buried in Mogadishu today". Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-17.