Abdirizak Haji Hussein عبد الرزاق حاجي حسين | |
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 Official portrait, c. 1964 | |
| 3rd Prime Minister of Somalia | |
| In office 14 June 1964 – 15 July 1967 | |
| President | Aden Adde |
| Preceded by | Abdirashid Ali Shermarke |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 22 July 1960 – 19 November 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Mohamud Abdi Nur |
| Minister of Public Works and Communications | |
| In office 19 November 1962 – 14 June 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Abdi Nur Mohamed Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Abdulle Mohamud Mohamed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1924 Galkayo, Italian Somalia (now Somalia) |
| Died | 31 January 2014 (aged 89) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Somali Youth League |
Abdirizak Haji Hussein (Somali: Cabdirisaaq Xaaji Xuseen; Arabic: عبد الرزاق حاجي حسين; 24 December 1924 – 31 January 2014) was a Somali diplomat and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 14 June 1964 to 15 July 1967.[1]
Hussein was an early member of the Somali Youth League (SYL) and came to play a leading role in the administration of the newly formed independent Somali Republic in the 1960s. After the 1969 Somali coup d'état that overthrew the civilian government, he was ordered imprisoned by the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC). Hussein was later freed and served as the ambassador to the United Nations for the Somali Democratic Republic during the 1970s.