Haji Farah Ali Omar
Haji Farah Ali Omar (Somali: Xaaji Faarax Cali Cumar, Arabic: الحاج فرح علي عمر) (born 1907, date of death unknown) was a Somali politician. He was a senior official in the government of the Trust Territory of Somalia and later served as Minister of Economic Affairs in Somalia's post-independence civilian administration.[1]
Haji Farah Ali Omar الحاج فرح علي عمر | |
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Minister for Economic Affairs of Somalia | |
In office 1956–1960 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1907 Hobyo, Somalia |
Political career
Omar served as a Party Representative in the Territorial Council from 1952 to 1956. He was later appointed Minister for Economic Affairs in the Trust Territory of Somalia (1956) and the post-independence civilian government led by President Aden Abdullah Osman Daar. As a member of the government both before and after Somalia's independence, Omar was a member of various missions to the United States and to the United Nations.[3]
References
- "De-classified Documents: Foreign Relations of the United States 1964-1968, Volume XXIV Africa:346. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach) to President Johnson: March 12, 1968". Somali Watch (source: US Department of State, Washington). November 29, 200. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- http://www.banadir.com/history.htm Hon. Haji Farah was born in Hobbia in 1907
- "NEWS". Banadir.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.