Abdirahman Omar Osman

Abdirahman Omar Osman
Eng. Yarisow
37th Mayor of Mogadishu
In office
21 January 2018 – 1 August 2019
PresidentMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Prime MinisterHassan Ali Khaire
Preceded byThabit Abdi Mohammed
Succeeded byOmar Muhamoud Finnish
Chief of Staff of the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia
In office
October 2008 – February 2009
Minister of Treasury
In office
August 2009 – July 2010
Minister of Information
In office
July 2010 – December 2010
Personal details
Born(1965-08-16)16 August 1965
Mogadishu, Somalia
Died1 August 2019(2019-08-01) (aged 53)
Doha, Qatar
Manner of deathAssassination from injuries sustained in a suicide attack
Political partyIndependent
OccupationPolitician

Abdirahman Omar Osman (also known as Abdirahman Yariisow[1] and Engineer Yarisow; 16 August 1965 – 1 August 2019) was a Somali politician who was the Governor of Banaadir and Mayor of Mogadishu. Abdirahman Omar Osman, also known as Eng. Yarisow, was involved in Somali politics for the last 12 years of his life. He served the Government of Somalia as a senior advisor, Minister of Information twice, Minister of Treasury, spokesperson of the government, Senior Media & Strategic Communications Advisor and Senior Advisor & Spokesperson of the Office of the President.

  1. ^ "Magacyada iyo sawirrada dadkii loo qabtay Qaraxii Zoobe oo la shaaciyay". 30 June 2020.