Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke | |
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عبد الرشيد علي شارماركي | |
 Sharmarke in the 1960s | |
| 2nd President of Somalia | |
| In office 6 July 1967[1] – 15 October 1969[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
| Preceded by | Aden Abdullah Osman Daar |
| Succeeded by | Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (acting) Siad Barre |
| 1st Prime Minister of Somalia | |
| In office 12 July 1960 – 14 June 1964 | |
| President | Aden Adde |
| Preceded by | Abdullahi Issa (as the prime minister of the Trust Territory of Somaliland) |
| Succeeded by | Abdirizak Haji Hussein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1919[2] Harardhere, Italian Somalia |
| Died | 15 October 1969 (aged 50)[3] Las Anod, Somali Republic |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Political party | Somali Youth League (SYL) |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Signature |  |
Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (Somali: Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, Arabic: عبد الرشيد علي شارماركي) (8 June 1919[2][4][5] – 15 October 1969), also known as Abdirashid Shermarke,[6] was Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 12 July 1960, to 14 June 1964, and President of Somali Republic from 6 July 1967, until his assassination on October 15, 1969.[1] He was the father of Somali Prime Minister Omar Sharmarke.
- ^ a b c Somalia - Worldstatesmen.com
- ^ a b Rulers.org profile - Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
LegumDrysdalewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Encyclopaedia Hispano-Americana, supplement 1969-1970, p.289.
- ^ Arab Observer, Issues 185-197, (University of California: 1964), p.32.
- ^ Farley, Benjamin R. "Calling a state a state: Somaliland and international recognition." Emory Int'l L. Rev. 24 (2010): 777.