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Abdullahi Issa

1922 – 1988

Prime Minister of the Trust Territory of Somalia , the Designer of the Somali Flag & the party Leader of S.Y.L ( Somali Youth League) ,(Born in 1922 and died in 1988)

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Lived 1922 – 1988 (aged 65). Abdullahi Issa was a Somali politician and minister.

Abdullahi Issa Mohamud (, (1921 – March 24, 1988) was a Somali politician. He was the Prime Minister of Italian Somalia during the trusteeship period, serving from February 29, 1949, to July 1, 1960.

Biography Issa was born in 1921 in the southern town of Afgooye.

Nicknamed "Bidaar",

Issa later relocated to the port of Merca at the age of sixteen, where he would work as a postal clerk from 1939 to 1941. He thereafter returned to Mogadishu and assumed a position in the Department of Economic Affairs. Following the British military occupation of Somalia in the early 1940s, Issa was relieved from his duties. He then embarked on a business career. He quickly rose through the ranks to become one of the party's leaders. In 1948, he was appointed to the SYL's central committee, and eventually as its Secretary-General. In this capacity, he took part in many international conventions, in particular the United Nations General Assembly and the conferences in Addis Abeba, among other cities. With the conclusion of the general election of March 1964, Issa returned to the National Assembly as an SYL deputy for Beledweyne.

A few years later, the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) seized power. The new military government subsequently appointed Issa as Somalia's Ambassador to Sweden in 1974. He held the position until early 1983, when he resigned from public office after a long career in politics.

Issa spent his retirement years in Rome, Italy. He died there in March 1988, and was transported to Mogadishu for burial.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Prime Minister of Somalia, Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and reconciliation, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador of Somalia to Sweden
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Also known as
Abdullahi Issa Mohamud

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Abdullahi Issa's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Abdullahi Issa?

Prime Minister of the Trust Territory of Somalia , the Designer of the Somali Flag & the party Leader of S.Y.L ( Somali Youth League) ,(Born in 1922 and died in 1988)

When was Abdullahi Issa born?

Abdullahi Issa was born on 11 November 1922 in Afgooye.

When did Abdullahi Issa die?

Abdullahi Issa died on 11 March 1988 in Rome.

What was Abdullahi Issa's occupation?

Abdullahi Issa was a politician and minister.

What nationality was Abdullahi Issa?

Abdullahi Issa was Somali.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Abdullahi Issa

· Wikidata: Q317806

· DBpedia: Abdullahi Issa

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