Abdilqadir Ali Omar

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

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]

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

  1. ↑ 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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