| Abdirahman Jama Barre عبد الرحمن جامع بري |
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| Foreign Minister of Somalia | |
| In office July 27, 1977 – 1987 |
Abdirahman Jama Barre (Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Jaamac Barre, Arabic: عبد الرحمن جامع بري) is a veteran Somali politician.
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Jama Barre was born into a Marehan Darod family in Somalia. A close relative of former President of Somalia, Mohamed Siad Barre, he served as the nation's Foreign Minister for many years.[1] He was first appointed to this position on July 27, 1977.[2]
Jama Barre was also part of the Suhl (reconciliation) group of which Abdiqassim Salad Hassan, who would go on to become President of Somalia, was a key founder.[3]