Mohammed Ali Samatar
Mohammed Ali Samatar ( 1931 - August 19, 2016 in Virginia ) was a general in the Somali army and an important member of the Somalia government under Siad Barre . He was Minister of Defense from 1980 to 1986 . From February 1, 1987 to September 3, 1990, he was the country's first prime minister since Barre came to power in a military coup in 1969 and abolished that post.
Samatar last lived in Fairfax , Virginia. In 2004, several Somalis filed a lawsuit against him with the help of the Center for Justice and Accountability organization in the USA, alleging that he was jointly responsible for extensive human rights violations by the Somali army in the 1980s.
Web links
- Muhammad Ali Samatar in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Mohammed Haji Ibrahim No matter |
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke |
Abdirizak Haji Hussein |
Mohammed Haji Ibrahim No matter | Office of Prime Minister abolished (1969-1987) |
Mohammed Ali Samatar |
Mohammed Hawadle Madar
1991 disintegration of the state, formal incumbent Umar Arteh Ghalib | vacant from 1997 Interim
government from 2000:
Ali Khalif Galaid |
Osman Jama Ali |
Hassan Abshir Farah |
Mohammed Abdi Yusuf |
Ali Mohammed Ghedi |
Hassan Hussein only |
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke |
Abdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh |
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed |
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
Federal Government from 2012:
Abdi Farah Shirdon |
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed |
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke |
Hassan Ali Khaire
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| SURNAME | Samatar, Mohammed Ali |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Samantar, Mohammed Ali |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Somali politician, general, minister of defense (1980–1986), prime minister (1987–1990) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1931 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th August 2016 |
| Place of death | Virginia |