Abdulrahim Abby Farah

Abdulrahim Abby Farah
عبدالرحيم عابي فارح
Undersecretary General of the United Nations
In office
1979–1990
Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations
In office
1965–1972
Prime MinisterAbdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Ambassador of Somalia to Ethiopia
In office
1961–1965
Prime MinisterAbdirizak Haji Hussein
Personal details
Born22 October 1919
Barry, Wales
Died14 May 2018 (aged 98)
New York, U.S.
Political partySomali Youth League
Alma materUniversity College, Exeter
Oxford University

Abdulrahim Abby Farah (Somali: Cabdiraxiim Caabbi Faarax, Arabic: عبد الرحيم آبي فرح; 22 October 1919 – 14 May 2018) was a Welsh-born Somali diplomat and politician. He was Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations 1979-1990. He served as the Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations, and as the Ambassador of Somalia to Ethiopia.[1] He was the Chairperson of the PaSAGO non-governmental organization. He hailed from the Rer Wa’ays subdivision of the Isamusa subclan of the Isaaq.

  1. ^ "FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1964–1968 VOLUME XXIV, AFRICA, DOCUMENT 348". Retrieved 19 May 2015.