Omar abdirashid ali sharmarke wikipedia

Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke was appointed the prime minister of Somalia on February 13, 2009, just two weeks after Somalia’s president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was elected.

Omar abdirashid ali sharmarke wikipedia

Sharmarke is the son of a former Somali president.

Sharmarke’s father, Abdirashid Ali, was Somalia’s second president since independence. He was assassinated in 1969, an event that introduced a 20-year-long military dictatorship.

Before his appointment, Sharmarke was not known in the political circles of Somalia.

Born in 1960, Sharmarke left Somalia to study political science and economy in at Canada’s Carlton University. He’s a dual Somali and Canadian citizen.

Along with the president, Sharmarke was considered part of a new political generation.

Before becoming prime minister, he has worked for the United Nations and other international NGOs in different capacities, mostly in Africa.

Just days after he was appointed as a prime minister, Sharmarke formed a broad-based