# Abdi Sheik-Abdi

> Abdi Sheik-Abdi, born 1942: US-based Somali author and historian of short stories, two novels and fables.

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## Who is he?

Abdi Abdulkadir Sheik-Abdi is a Somali author based in the United States, born on 15 November 1942 in Somalia ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdi_Sheik_Abdi)). See [Somalis in the United States](/en/diaspora/united-states/).

## Study and work

He holds BA and MA degrees in English literature and African studies from the University at Albany, State University of New York, and a doctorate in African history from Boston University ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdi_Sheik_Abdi)). He has taught in both Somalia and the United States (same source).

He has written many short stories, two novels, a collection of fables, and articles and essays ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdi_Sheik_Abdi)).

## In short

A Somali writer and historian who taught in Somalia and the United States.

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