About Warsame Abdi Shirwa
Lived 1901 – 2009 (aged 107–108). Warsame Abdi Shirwa was a Somali politician.
Warsame Abdi Shirwa 'Seefta Banaanka' (; 18 January 2009 – 5 August 2009) was a Somali politician and Minister of Information of Puntland when he was assassinated in Galkayo, Mudug region.
Death He was a part of a delegation traveling to Galkayo sent by Puntland's president. On August 5, 2009, he was at the restaurant Liiban Super in Galkayo when unidentified gunmen opened fire from a car and killed him. He was buried the next day. Several ministers of Puntland including President Abdirahman Farole attended his funeral.
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Who was Warsame Abdi Shirwa?
Somali politician
When was Warsame Abdi Shirwa born?
Warsame Abdi Shirwa was born in 1901 in Somalia.
When did Warsame Abdi Shirwa die?
Warsame Abdi Shirwa died on 5 August 2009 in Galkayo.
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Warsame Abdi Shirwa was a politician.
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Warsame Abdi Shirwa was Somali.
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