Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke | |
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عبد الرشيد علي شارماركي | |
![]() Sharmarke in the 1960s | |
2nd President of Somalia | |
In office 6 July 1967[1] – 15 October 1969[1] | |
Prime Minister | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
Preceded by | Aden Abdullah Osman Daar |
Succeeded by | Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (acting) Siad Barre |
1st Prime Minister of Somalia | |
In office 12 July 1960 – 14 June 1964 | |
Preceded by | Abdullahi Issa (as the prime minister of the Trust Territory of Somalia) |
Succeeded by | Abdirizak Haji Hussein |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] Harardhere, Italian Somalia | 8 June 1919
Died | 15 October 1969[3] Las Anod, Somali Republic | (aged 50)
Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
Nationality | Somali |
Political party | Somali Youth League (SYL) |
Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
Signature | ![]() |
Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (Somali: Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, Arabic: عبد الرشيد علي شارماركي) (8 June 1919[2][4][5] – 15 October 1969), also known as Abdirashid Shermarke,[6] was Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 12 July 1960, to 14 June 1964, and President of Somali Republic from 6 July 1967, until his assassination on October 15, 1969.[1] He was the father of Somali Prime Minister Omar Sharmarke.
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