Aden Isaq Ahmed Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honorable
Aden Isaq Ahmed Aden Isaaq Axmed أدن اساق أحمد
Office:Minister of Public Education
Term Start:1967
Term End:1969
Birth Place:Awdal, British Somaliland (present-day Awdal, Somalia)
Death Date:1999 (age 75–76)
Nationality:Somali
Profession:Statesman, Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and politician
Office2:Minister of Transportation & Communication
Termstart2:1966
Termend2:1967
Office3:Minister of Defence
Termend3:1966
Termstart3:1964
Office4:First Secretary (Senior Diplomat) under the Somali Ambassador of Moscow
Termstart4:1961
Termend4:1963

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.

History

Aden 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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gassem, Mariam Arif. Somalia: Clan Vs. Nation. 2002. Gassim. en.
  2. Book: Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji. Historical Dictionary of Somalia. 25 February 2003. Scarecrow Press. 9780810866041. en.
  3. Book: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. March 1969. The Center. en.
  4. Book: Service, United States Joint Publications Research. Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa. 1969. en.