# Barkhad Awale Adan (Barkhad Cawaale Aadan)

> Barkhad Awale Adan (d. 2010): director of Radio Hurma, killed in Mogadishu fighting.

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## Who was he?

Barkhad Awale Adan was a Somali journalist born in [Borama](/en/regions/awdal/) ([Wikipedia, Barkhad Awale Adan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkhad_Awale_Adan)). He worked for 30 years in Mogadishu's radio industry, the last four as director of Radio Hurma (same source). [Somaliland](/en/states/somaliland-1991-to-2026/) declared independence in 1991; Israel recognised it on 26 December 2025; most states and the AU regard it as part of Somalia.

## Death

On 24 August 2010, during fighting between [AMISOM](/en/institutions/amisom/) and al-Shabaab after a suicide bombing at the Hotel Muna, he was helping a technician repair the station's roof transmitter when a stray bullet hit him ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkhad_Awale_Adan)). He died at Madina hospital (same source). He was the second journalist killed in Somalia that year (same source).

The National Union of Somali Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists and UNESCO's director-general Irina Bokova all spoke out about the danger to Somali journalists (same source).

## In short

A veteran Mogadishu radio director killed by a stray bullet on his station's roof in 2010.

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