Haji Ibrahim Nur Explained

Haji Ibrahim Nur
حجي ابراهيم نور
Party:USP, United Somali Party
Birth Place:Borama, British Somaliland (Somaliland)
Profession:Politician, minister and merchant

Haji Ibrahim Nur or Hon. Haji Ibrahim Nur (Somali: Xaaji Ibraahim Nuur, Arabic: حجي ابراهيم نور) was a Somali politician, minister and merchant. He was the part of the British Somaliland Protectorate cabinet before the formation and unification of the Somali republic.[1] He was born in Borama in the Awdal region of Somaliland.

History

Haji Ibrahim Nur was born in Borama. He was one of the 4 officials who added their signatories along with Mohamed Ibrahim Egal, Garad Ali Garad Jama and Ahmed Hajji Duale (Keyse) for the unification of the former British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland (Somalia Italiana).[2] He was among the wealthiest merchants in the former British protectorate.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Office, Great Britain Colonial. Report. 1 January 1960. H.M. Stationaey Office. en.
  2. Book: Samatar, Abdi Ismail. The State and Rural Transformation in Northern Somalia, 1884–1986. 1 January 1989. Univ of Wisconsin Press. 9780299119942. en.