Abubaker Ibrahim Chehem(Afar: Obakar Ibrahim Sehim; c. 1810 - 6 February 1885)[1] was a wealthy Afar merchant and slave-trader. He was the Pasha of Ottoman Zeila from 1855 to 1867. When his rival, Sharmake Ali, charged him of embezzling funds from the customs office, he was arrested and imprisoned for 8 months. He was later freed by Henri Lambert, the consul of Aden.[2]
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Born | Abubakr Ibrahim Chehem c. 1810 Ambado, Sultanate of Tadjourah |
Died | 6 February 1885 (aged 75) |
References
edit- ^ Morin, Didier (2004). Dictionnaire historique afar: 1288-1982 (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-492-4.
- ^ Alwan, Daoud Aboubaker; Mibrathu, Yohanis (2000). Historical Dictionary of Djibouti. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3873-4.