Abdallah Mohamed Kamil

Abdallah Mohamed Kamil
عبدالله محمد كامل
Abdallah Mohamed Kamil in 1976
3rd Prime Minister of Djibouti
In office
5 February 1978 – 2 October 1978
PresidentHassan Gouled Aptidon
Preceded byAhmed Dini Ahmed
Succeeded byBarkat Gourad Hamadou
2nd President of the Government Council of the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
In office
29 July 1976 – 18 May 1977
Preceded byAli Aref Bourhan
Succeeded byOffice Disestablished
Personal details
Born1936 (age 87–88)
Obock, French Somaliland (now Djibouti)

Abdallah Mohamed Kamil (عبد الله محمد كامل; born 1936) is a Djiboutian politician. He served as the third Prime Minister of the country from 5 February 1978 to 2 October 1978.

Kamil holds a diploma from the French institution Sciences Po which he gained in the 1960s.[1] He acted as Secrétaire général du gouvernement in 1974. Prior to Djibouti's independence in 1977, Kamil held the posts President of the Government Council from 29 July 1976 to18 May 1977. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first post-independence government, and following the resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed Dini Ahmed, he was appointed as Prime Minister at the head of a new government on 5 February 1978, while remaining Minister of Foreign Affairs and also becoming Minister of Defense.[2] President Hassan Gouled Aptidon dismissed his government on 21 September 1978 and subsequently appointed Barkat Gourad Hamadou to succeed him.[3]

  1. ^ Clarke, Walter (2011-01-01), "Kamil, Abdallah Mohamed", Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001/acref-9780195382075-e-1008, ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5, retrieved 2023-09-05
  2. ^ "Mar 1978 - Appointment of New Government -Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with West Germany", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume XXIV, March, 1978 Djibouti, Page 28891.
  3. ^ "Nov 1978 - Cabinet Reorganization under New Prime Minister", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume XXIV, November, 1978 Djibouti, Page 29308.