Ollie Mohamed

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Ollie Mohamed
President pro tempore of the Mississippi Senate
In office
1992
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 21st district
19th (1968-1972)
30th (1964-1968)
In office
January 1980 – 1992
In office
January 1964 – January 1972
Personal details
Born(1925-02-07)February 7, 1925
Shaw, Mississippi
DiedApril 6, 2008(2008-04-06) (aged 83)
Belzoni, Mississippi
Political partyDemocrat
Parent(s)Hassan Mohamed
Ethel Wright Mohamed

Ollie Mohamed (February 7, 1925 - April 6, 2008) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate in the mid-to-late 20th century and its President pro tempore in 1992.

Early life[]

Ollie Mohamed was born on February 7, 1925, in Shaw, Mississippi.[1] He was the oldest child and son of ethnically Syrian Lebanese-born Muslim merchant Hassan Mohamed and Ethel (Wright) Mohamed.[2][3][4][5] Hassan's original name was Hassan Mohamed Shouman; his last name became his middle name due to a transcription error when he immigrated to the United States.[4][6] Ollie and his siblings were raised as Baptists, their mother's faith.[4][7] Mohamed attended Belzoni High School in Belzoni, Mississippi.[1] In 1942, he was the first 18-year-old draft into World War II.[8][9] Mohamed was a merchant and a farmer.[1][8]

Political career[]

He represented Mississippi's 30th senatorial district in the state senate from 1964 to 1968.[7] After the districts were re-districted, he then represented the 19th district in the Senate from 1968 to 1972.[10] In 1971, he sponsored legislation to create the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.[9] He represented the state's 21st district in the Senate from 1980 to 1994.[1][11][12][9] In 1992, he was the President pro tempore of the Mississippi Senate.[12][8][9] He was defeated for re-election in 1992 when the districts were changed again.[6] He died in his home in Belzoni, Mississippi, on April 6, 2008.[8][6]

Personal life[]

Mohamed was married to Annelle Horne.[10][8] They had six children.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Mississippi. Legislature (1980-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1980]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 10.
  2. ^ Howell, Elmo (May 1998). Mississippi Back Roads: Notes on Literature and History. Roscoe Langford. ISBN 978-0-9622026-6-7.
  3. ^ Dunbar, Tony; Dunbar, Anthony P. (1990). Delta Time: A Journey Through Mississippi. Pantheon Books. ISBN 978-0-394-57163-8.
  4. ^ a b c "Hassan Mohamed - The Self Made Man". www.mamasdreamworld.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Jennings, the Descendants and Ancestors of Robert B. Jennings, Senior and His Wife, Tabitha (Lockhart) Jennings. Hennington Publishing Company. 1988. p. 150.
  6. ^ a b c "Former Mississippi State Sen. Mohamed Dead at 83". Arab America. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  7. ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (1964-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1964]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 7.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Ollie Mohamed Obituary (2008) - Jackson, MS - Clarion Ledger". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  9. ^ a b c d "SC 666 (As Adopted by Senate) - 2008 Regular Session". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  10. ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (1968-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1968]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  11. ^ "senate/1988-92Senate - Senate (1980-2016)". MS Digital Archives. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  12. ^ a b "2016-2020 MISSISSIPPI BLUE BOOK". www.sos.ms.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  13. ^ "The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi on August 22, 1971 · Page 2". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
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