Ahmed Sheikh Jama أحمد الشيخ جاما | |
Birth Place: | Puntland, Somalia |
Death Date: | 9 July 2014 |
Death Place: | Garowe, Somalia |
Office: | Minister of Information of Puntland |
Term Start: | January 2009 |
Term End: | January 2014 |
Ahmed Sheikh Jama (Somali: Axmed Sheekh Jaamac, Arabic: أحمد الشيخ جاما) was a Somali academician, writer, poet and politician. From 2009 to 2014, he served as the Minister of Information of Puntland under the Abdirahman Farole administration. Jama died on 9 July 2014 in Garowe after falling ill. Farole eulogized the late leader as a legendary poet, a role model for Puntland residents, and a patriot who devoted his life to public service.[1]