Mire Aware Jama Explained

Mire Aware Jama
Native Name:Arabic: ميري أواري جامع
Somali: Mire Awaare Jaamac
Honorific Prefix:Jaalle
Military Blank1:Somali Armed Forces
Military Data1: Colonel
Birth Date: 1930
Birth Place:Garowe, Somalia
Death Place:Garowe-Bosaso Highway
Office:President of the Somali National Olympic Committee
Office2:Somali Minister of Labour and Sports
Office3:Somali Ministrer of Youth and Sports (again)
Term Start:1979
Termstart2:1985
Term End:1980
Termend2:1987
Office1:Somali Ministrer of Youth and Sports
Termend1:1985
Termstart1:1980
Termend3:1989
Termstart3:1987
President:Mohamed Siad Barre
President2:Mohamed Siad Barre
President1:Mohamed Siad Barre
President3:Mohamed Siad Barre
Party:Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
Citizenship:Somali

Mire Aware Jama (; ; 1930 — 1993) was a Somali politician and Military colonel, a key figure in 20th-century Somali politics, he was the president of the Somali Olympic Committee from 1979 to 1980. Serving as Colonel in the Somali Armed Forces, he was Minister of Youth and Sports (1980–1985), Minister of Labor and Sports (1985–1987), and Minister of Youth and Sports again (1987–1989).[1] [2]

Biography

Mire Aware Jama, born in 1930 in Garowe, Somalia, was a prominent figure in Somali politics and the military. He obtained a degree in political science in 1976.[3] He was appointed president of the Somali Olympic Committee in 1980.[4]

Career

Mire Aware was appointed by President of the Somali Republic Mohamed Siad Barre, he served as the President of the Somali National Olympic Committee from 1979 to 1980.[5]

Mire Aware Jama held the rank of Colonel in the Somali Armed Forces and assumed the role of Minister of Youth and Sports from February 1980 to 1985. During the period of 1985 to 1987, the Ministry was renamed the Ministry of Labor and Sports, and Mire Aware continued as the Minister of Labor and Sports.[6]

Following the restoration of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mire Aware resumed his position as the Minister from December 1987 to 1989. His contributions spanned various spheres, showcasing his commitment to both sports and labor in Somalia.[7]

Death and legacy

On 1993, Mire Aware Jama tragically lost his life in a car accident on the Garowe-Bosaso Highway. In honor of his legacy, the largest football stadium in Garowe was subsequently named Mire Aware Stadium, boasting a capacity of 30,000 attendees.[8] [9] [10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 1985-05-07 . زيارة السيد / مري أواري جامع ـ وزير العمل والرياضة بجمهورية الصومال . en.
  2. Web site: 2020-02-14 . Wasiirada Cayaaraha Soomaali (1971-2019) Daruur . 2024-01-14 . www.daruur.com . en-US.
  3. 1984 . La Somalie et l'Olympisme . Revue olympique - Organe officiel du mouvement olympique . fr . 200 . 462 . 4 April 2021.
  4. Book: Nelson, Harold D. . Somalia, a Country Study . 1982 . U.S. Government Printing Office . en.
  5. Book: Halgan: Organ of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party . 1979 . Central Committee of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party . en.
  6. Book: Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji . Historical Dictionary of Somalia . 2003-02-25 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-6604-1 . en.
  7. Web site: 14 February 2020 . Wasiirada cayaaraha soomaali (1971-2019) . 4 April 2021 . daruur.com . so.
  8. Web site: 2024-01-13 . Mire Aware Stadium - Garowe - WorldPlaces . 2024-01-15 . somalia.worldplaces.me . en.
  9. Web site: Mire Aware Stadium . 2024-01-15 . Laaksa News and Analysis . en.
  10. Web site: Mire Aware Stadium . 2024-01-15 . Mapio.net . en.