Galkayo District

Galkacyo

Degmada Gaalkacyo
Galkacyo Degmada Gaalkacyo
District
Country	Somalia
Region	Mudug
Capital	Galkayo
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Galkayo District (Somali: Degmada Gaalkacyo) is a district in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia. Its capital is Galkayo.

Notable People[]

Puntland's first president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was born on December 15, 1934 in Barta, but grew in neighboring Galkacyo.^[1]

Dr. Abdinasir M. Abukar- an educated Somali who specialized in linguistics. His work on the variety of the Somali accents can be found here

Mohamed Awale Liban, the designer of the Somali flag was born near Galkacyo in 1919. Receiving an Italian education, he was fluent in Italian and was later employed at the Bar Savoia in Mogadishu. He clerked under the governor of northeast Galkacyo (under the British Military Administration). He joined the Somali Youth League in the mid 1940s and in 1953 became a member of the central committee^[2]

Mohamed Hassan Abdullahi, born in Galkacyo in 1942 was a Somali lawyer. Finished Primary School in Bardhere Teacher's Training College. Went to college at Hamar Law Studies. Went to the Soviet Union for military training(?) for 5 years (1964-1969) and was a teacher for 8 (1959-63, 1969-1971). He was in private legal practice for 1 year (1971-2). Additionally, he worked at the Supreme Revolutionary Council's Ideological Section for 2 years. ^[3]

Aden Abdulle, or Sahal Abdulle was born in Galkacyo in 1962. He is a photographer and worked for Reuters in 2007^[4]

Abdirazak Haji Hussein was born in Galkacyo in 1924. He joined the Somali Youth League in 1944.

References[]

^ Ibrahim, Mohamed (2012-03-24). "Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Former Somali Strongman, Dies at 77". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
^ Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (2003-02-25). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6604-1.
^ Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. 1991. ISBN 978-0-903274-17-3.
^ Shephard, Michelle (2011). Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism's Grey Zone. Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 978-1-55365-658-6.

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[1] Ibrahim, Mohamed (2012-03-24). "Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Former Somali Strongman, Dies at 77". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-24.

[2] Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (2003-02-25). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6604-1.

[3] Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. 1991. ISBN 978-0-903274-17-3.

[4] Shephard, Michelle (2011). Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism's Grey Zone. Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 978-1-55365-658-6.

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