Mohammed Awale Liban

Hagi Mohammed Awale Liban (Somali: Maxamed Cawaale Liibaan, Arabic: محمد عوالي ليبان‎) was a Somali scholar. He is noted for having designed the flag of Somalia in 1954.[1][2] Liban also later served as the Chief of Cabinet of the Presidency in the nascent Somali Republic.[3]

Mohammed Awale Liban
محمد عوالي ليبان
Born
Galkayo, Somalia
NationalitySomali
Occupationscholar

Awale was a nationalist who served in all Somali governments up until 1964. He maintained good relationships with the administration of Abdirashid Ali Shermarke and the Military Government of Siad Barre.[4]

Awale was ousted from Mogadishu as part of Clan Cleansin in Mogadishu by USC in 1991 for not being a clan member of USC rebel group under the command of Mohamed Farah Aididd. He was one of many scholars, elites and national figures who were targeted by USC.[5]

See also

References
  1. History of the flag
  2. Maria Costantino, The Illustrated Flag Handbook, (Gramercy Books: 2001), p.185.
  3. Peking Review (1965). "Keep Up Efforts for Success of 2nd African-Asian Conference". Peking Review. 8: cvi. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. Awale. 2013 "Interview with Awale's Nephew in Washington, DC 2013" Check |url= value (help).
  5. Clan Cleansing in Somalia; The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. Scansom Publishers. 2012. ISBN 978-0-8122-4467-0.


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