Farah Gololeey
Somali poet
About Farah Gololeey
Lived 1907 – 1978 (aged 70–71).
Faarax Maxamad Cali, (known as Farah Gololeey, 1907–1978), was a Somali poet, political oracle and philanthropist. He served as an MP from 1965 to 1969. Farah had an unusual relationship with Heads of State, who would visit him for advice on national guidance and cementing ties with different urban groups and clans in the country.
Farah was a master of rhetoric and conceptualising cosmic irony.
Farah was born in Balcad district, in Gololeey town, in the former Benadir region of Somalia. He was born in 1907 and died in 1978.
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Who was Farah Gololeey?
Somali poet (1907–1978)
When was Farah Gololeey born?
Farah Gololeey was born in 1907.
When did Farah Gololeey die?
Farah Gololeey died in 1978.
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