Haji Farah Ali Omar

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Haji Farah Ali Omar (Somali: Xaaji Faarax Cali Cumar) was born in the city of Obbia in the Mudug region of Somalia in 1907.

He entered politics when he joined the SYL party in 1944. He became one of the Party Representatives in the Territorial Council from 1952 to 1956; Deputy in the first Legislative Assembly from 1955; and member of the first Local Government from 1956; in that Government he was Minister for Economic Affairs and he was re-elected to the Territorial Council in 1959. He was re-elected deputy in 1964. From 1956 until Independence, he took part in missions to the United Nations to deal with Somali Affairs. From the date of Independence to 1961 he led the Somali delegation to the United Nations. He also took part in a number of International conferences.