Mohamed_Sheikh_Osman

Mohamed Sheikh Osman

Mohamed Sheikh Osman

Somalian politician

Overview

Mohamed Sheikh Osman (Somali: Maxamed Sheekh Cismaan) was a prominent Somali politician and Member of Parliament in the civilian government. He was initially a Colonel heading the CID division in 1960, he later held numerous ministerial positions in the non-civilian regime, including the position of Minister of Finance, which he held from 1984 to 1987, and from April 1989 to February 1990.[1] He was also an active member of Siad Barre's military regime. He served as Chairman of the Military Safety Court. He later served as Somalia's Minister of Finance. He also general and one of the Supreme Revolutionary Council's twenty-five members

His son, Jibril Sheikh Osman, now holds political positions in the Somali government. One such position he has held is a Counselor for the Somali Ambassador for Ethiopia.

He died in December 2005.

References

  1. [1]
    "Historical Dictionary of Somalia (African Historical Dictionaries Historical Dictionaries of Africa) - PDF Free Download". epdf.pub.


Stub icon

This article about a Somali politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Mohamed_Sheikh_Osman, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.