# Abdulkadir Yahya Ali (Cabdiqaadir Yaxye Cali)

> Abdulkadir Yahya Ali (1957-2005): founder of Mogadishu's Centre for Research and Dialogue, killed in 2005.

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## Who was he?

Abdulkadir Yahya Ali was a Somali peace activist known for his work through the Centre for Research and Dialogue, which he founded ([Wikipedia, Abdulkadir Yahya Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulkadir_Yahya_Ali)). He had worked for the United States embassy in Mogadishu (same source).

## Work

He advised and supported the International Crisis Group as an independent consultant ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulkadir_Yahya_Ali)). He spent many years working for peace and reconciliation in Somalia and was widely respected in Somalia and abroad (same source).

## Death

On 12 July 2005 a group of gunmen climbed into his compound in Mogadishu, overpowered his guards, took his laptop and shot him dead ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulkadir_Yahya_Ali)).

## In short

A Mogadishu peace builder who founded the Centre for Research and Dialogue and was killed at his home in 2005.

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