Abdilqadir Ali Omar (Somali: Cabdiqadir Cali Cumar, Arabic: عبد القادر علي عمر) is a Somali politician and scholar who served as vice chairman of the Islamic Courts Union. He previously served as Minister of Interior of the Transitional Federal Government.
Abdulqadir Ali Omar | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior Affairs of Somalia | |
| In office 27 February 2009 – 20 January 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke |
| Succeeded by | Abdi Shakur Hasan |
| Deputy Chairman of Islamic Courts Union | |
| In office 10 June 2003 – 20 February 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Established |
| Succeeded by | Demolished |
| Member of Somali Parliament | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adado, Galgaduud, Somalia |
| Political party | Independent |
Omar, born in the Adado district of the Galgaduud region in central Somalia, grew up in Mogadishu, where he completed his secondary education. He pursued studies in Islamic education under prominent Islamic scholars. In 2004, he became the head of one of the constituent courts of the Islamic Courts Union and was later appointed vice-chairman of the organization.[1] He also led the resistance against the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia.
In March 2008, Omar was wounded in a bombing carried out by Al-Shabaab.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Who's who in the Islamic Courts". The New Humanitarian. 26 June 2007.
- ^ "UN Envoy condemns attack on Somali Interior Minister". Hiiraan Online. Retrieved 2024-10-06.