List of Somalians

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This is a list of notable people from Republic of Somalia & Djibouti.

  • Abdullahi Issa, First prime minister of Somalia 1949-1960, chairman of the Somali Youth League.
  • Aden Abdullahi Osman, The first president of Somalia 1960-1967.
  • Mohammed Farah Aidid, United Somali Congress leader who ousted Siad Barre's regime.
  • Haji Farah Ali Omar, The first Somali finance minister, the inventor of the Somali five shilling.
  • General Daud Abdulle Hirsi, The first Somali with the rank of general in the first Somali Army.
  • Major General Salad Gabeyre Kediye, Father of the 1969 revolution.
  • Ali Shido Omar , One the earlist members of SYL and former vice chairman.
  • Professor Maxamed Faarax Jimcaale, Somali intellectual.
  • Cabdullahi Axmed Caddoow, Former governor of the Central of Bank of Somalia, former foreign minister, Somali ambassador to the United States.
  • Mohamed Warsame Ali 'Kiimiko', Senior diplomat, Current presidant of Galmudug state.
  • Gen.Aftooje, High ranking general in former Somali Armed Forces
  • Gen. Mohammed Warsame 'Caare', Four-star General, hero of 1964.
  • Gen. Maxamed Warsame Dhooley, Four-star General in former Somali Armed Forces.
  • Col. Axmed Cabdille Seed (JOOYE), Three-star colonel. One of the tacticfull of Somalia who helped Aidid to throwing Mohamed Siad's government.
  • Guuleed Faarax Jeex, 19th century ruler of Hobyo.
  • Ducale Kahiye, 1St Sultan of Sacad.
  • Jaamac Seed, 2nd Sultan of Sacad.
  • Jimcaale Jaamac Lugey, Poet and military commander.
  • Xassan Cadde Fiqi, Early 20th century judge.
  • Mire Gurey, Military commander.
  • Sheekh Maxamed Iimaan, One of the foremost Somali judges.
  • Abdulrahman Haji Ereg, Somali judge.
  • Dr Ibrahim Hassan Addou, Foreign minister for the Islamic Courts of Somalia.
  • Mohamed Xaaji Ibrahim Egal,prime Minister of Somalia 1967-1969. president of Somaliland 1993-2001.
  • General Mohammed Siad Barre, president of Somalia, 1969-1991.
  • Abdirashiid Ali Sharmarke, President of Somalia 1967-1969, he was assissinated In Las Anod before General Said Barre took over in a bloodless coup.
  • General Cabdraxman Jamac Qoorsheel, Major General of Supreme Somali Council who was involved in Somali's 1969 coup, and vice president of Somalia 1969-1971.
  • General Mohammed Farah Aideed, late warlord who fought against U.N peace keeping forces in Mogadisho
  • Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf, founder of the first Somali Salvation Movement in 1978.
  • Sayid Mohammed Abdulle Hassan, pioneer of Somali nationalism. The British termed him Mad Mullah in his struggle against their colonial occupation in Somalia.
  • Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shirre, Ruler of British Somaliland protectorate. in 1920, he was deported to Sychelles for forming his own form of government.
  • King Osman Mohmaoud, ruler of Mijertinia, later became an Italian protectorate.
  • Sultan Yusuf Kenediid, King of Obbian protectorate in Somalia.
  • Mohamed Ahmed Mohamud, president of Mohexico in Puntland, currently resides in Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Abdi rahaman Ahmed Ali tuur First Somaliland president
  • Col:Ahmed Maxamed Mire ex- SNM militry leader
  • Eng:Faisal Ali Warbe UCID chairman
  • Awil Ali Duale former somali amb.in Kenya
  • Abdi Rahman Dualeh chairman of Somali Bank in last years of great somalia and now Chairman of Somaliland Bank
  • Ahmed Ismail Abdi "DUQSI", one of the founders of SNM in 1981.
  • Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (Silanyo), Ex-chairman of SNM and founder of KULMIYE party of Somaliland.
  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch politician, outspoken feminist.
  • Iman Abdulmajid, supermodel.