Abdilqadir Ali Omar
Abdilqadir Ali Omar (Somali: Cabdilqadir Cali Cumar, Arabic: عبد القادر علي عمر) is a Somali politician and Scholar. He previously served as Minister of Interior of Somalia. He survived more than once a suicide attack carried out by alshabab.[1]
Abdulqadir Ali Omar | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior Affairs of Somalia | |
| In office 27 February 2009 – 20 January 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke |
| Succeeded by | Abdi Shakur Hasan |
| Deputy Chairman of Islamic Courts Union | |
| In office 10 June 2003 – 20 February 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Established |
| Succeeded by | Demolished |
| Member of Somali Parliament | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adado Galgaduud, Somalia |
| Political party | Independent |
Omar was the first deputy of Islamic court union and after Ethiopia invaded Somalia in 2007 he led the resistance brigade and also acting as general chairman of the Islamic Courts Union. He is one of the most respectable people in Somalia due to his having served as leader of Islamic resistance against the Ethiopian forces who invaded Somalia.
References
- http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2009/mar/un_envoy_condemns_attack_on_somali_interior_minister.aspx." hiiran online" . retrieved Friday, March 27, 2009.
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