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| The HonourableMukhtar Mohamed Hussein مختار محمد حسين | |
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 Hussein in the 1960s | |
| Acting President of Somalia | |
| In office 15 October 1969 – 21 October 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Abdirashid Ali Shermarke |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Siad Barre |
| Speaker of the National Assembly of Somalia | |
| In office July 1965 – March 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Abdulqadir Aden Zoobe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1912 Huddur, Italian Somaliland |
| Died | 12 June 2012(2012-06-12) (aged 99–100) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Political party | Somali Youth League (SYL) |
| Spouse(s) | Baar Ismaan and Fadumo Meyre |
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (Somali: Sheekh Mukhtaar Maxamed Xuseen, Arabic: الشيخ محمد حسين مختار; 1912 – 12 June 2012) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia, and briefly an Acting President of Somalia in 1969.
Early life
Hussein was born into a Hadame family (part of the larger Rahaweyn clan), in the central town of Xuddur in the Bakool region.
Politics
In 1946, Hussein joined the burgeoning, nationalist party of the Somali Youth Club (which later changed its name to the Somali Youth League). He served the SYL's head office in what was then known as Upper Jubba, which included several current regions of Southwestern Somalia.
He died in Nairobi, Kenya in 2012 at about 100 years old. He was accorded a state funeral by the government in Mogadishu, Somalia, and was buried there on June 15, 2012.
References
- "Amisom expresses his condolences for the death of Sheikh Mukhtar Mohammed Hussein, former Speaker of Somalia Parliament". Mareeg. Mareeg. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- worldstatesmen.org
- ^ "Taariikh-nololeedkii Sheekh Mukhtaar, Guddoomiye Baarlamaan iyo Madaxweyne KMG ah".
- Khalif, Abdulkadir (2012-06-19). "Somalia remembers fallen democracy icon". Africa Review. National Media Group, Kenya. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- "Former Somali parliament speaker buried in Mogadishu today". Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
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| Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (2004–2012) | ||
| Federal Republic of Somalia (since 2012) | ||
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