Aden Isaq Ahmed (Somali: Aden Isaaq Axmed, Arabic: أدن اساق أحمد; 1923–1999) was a Somali politician and statesman who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia in the 1960s.
Honorable Aden Isaq Ahmed
Aden Isaaq Axmed أدن اساق أحمد | |
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| Minister of Public Education | |
| In office 1967–1969 | |
| Minister of Transportation & Communication | |
| In office 1966–1967 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1964–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Hilowle Moalin Mohamed |
| Succeeded by | Abdirahman Haji Mumin |
| First Secretary (Senior Diplomat) under the Somali Ambassador of Moscow | |
| In office 1961–1963 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1923 Awdal, British Somaliland (present-day Awdal, Somalia) |
| Died | 1999 (age 75–76) |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Profession | Statesman, Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and politician |
History
editAden born in Awdal in 1923, he belonged to the Rer Ahamed (Reer Axamed), Gibril Yunus (Jibril Yoonis), Makahiil (Makahiil) section of the Gadabursi (Gadabuursi) or Samaron (Samaroon) clan. He served his country the Somali Republic as a Senior Diplomat in Moscow and was the second Somali man ever to set foot in the Russian capital. After arriving back in Somalia he took part in the elections to become a minister of parliament. He succeeded and served as the Minister of Defense, Minister of Transportation & Communication, Minister of Education. Prior to that he studied at the University of Oxford.[1][2][3][4]
Career
edit- First Secretary (Senior Diplomat) under the Somali Ambassador of Moscow (1961–1963)
- Minister of Defence (1964–1966)[5]
- Minister of Transportation & Communication (1966–1967)
- Minister of Public Education (1967–1969)
- Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia (1969)
- Somali Ambassador in Pakistan (1977–1984)
- Somali Ambassador in Oman (1985–1988)
References
edit- ^ Gassem, Mariam Arif (2002). Somalia: Clan Vs. Nation. Gassim.
- ^ Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (25 February 2003). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810866041.
- ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. The Center. March 1969.
- ^ Service, United States Joint Publications Research (1969). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa.
- ^ Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji; Castagno, Margaret (2003). Historical dictionary of Somalia (New ed.). Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4344-7.