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Abdullahi Ahmed Addow (Cabdilaahi Axmed Caddoow)
Abdullahi Ahmed Addow (born 1936 in Barawe) was Somalia's ambassador to the United States from 1970 to 1980 and again from 1986 to 1988, and Minister of Finance from 1980 to 1984. He ran for president in 2000, 2004 and 2012.
Abdullahi Ahmed AddowCabdilaahi Axmed Caddoow · Abdullahi Ahmed Addou
- Lived
- 15 May 1936 to today
- Known as one of
- Leaders and statesmen
- Places
- Marka and Lower Shabelle
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 7 sources
Who is he?
Abdullahi Ahmed Addow is a Somali diplomat and politician (Wikipedia, Abdullahi Ahmed Addow). He was born on 15 May 1936 in Barawe, Lower Shabelle (same source). Capital FM places his family in the Habar Gidir (Hawiye) (Capital FM, 10 September 2012).
Ambassador to the United States
He was Somalia's ambassador in Washington from 1970 to 1980, and again from 1986 to 1988 (US State Department, Diplomatic Representation for Somalia). In December 1979 a US newspaper reported his statements on the offer of the former Soviet base at Berbera to the United States (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 24 December 1979). See Somali ambassadors to the United States.
Minister of Finance
From 1980 to 1984 he was Somalia's Minister of Finance (Historical Dictionary of Somalia). See Finance ministers of Somalia.
Presidential candidate
At the 2000 Arta conference in Djibouti he reached the third round of the presidential vote (Rulers.org, August 2000). He lost to Abdiqasim Salad Hassan by 92 votes to 145 (same source). In 2004 he lost the third round to Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed by 79 to 189 (Rulers.org). He stood again in the 2012 election (Capital FM, 10 September 2012).
In short
Ambassador to Washington for 12 years in total, Finance Minister in the early 1980s and three-time presidential candidate.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Abdullahi Ahmed Addow · en.wikipedia.org
- Capital FM, 10 September 2012 · capitalfm.co.ke
- US State Department, Diplomatic Representation for Somalia · 2001-2009.state.gov
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 24 December 1979 · news.google.com
- Historical Dictionary of Somalia · epdf.pub
- Rulers.org, August 2000 · rulers.org
- Rulers.org · rulers.org
Abdullahi Ahmed AddowCabdilaahi Axmed Caddoow · Abdullahi Ahmed Addou
- Lived
- 15 May 1936 to today
- Known as one of
- Leaders and statesmen
- Places
- Marka and Lower Shabelle
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 7 sources
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