Ahmed Ashkir Botan | |
|---|---|
 Dr. Ahmed giving an interview in 1979. | |
| President of Somali National University | |
| In office 1970–1977 | |
| Minister of Culture and Higher Education of Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Umar Arteh Ghalib |
| Succeeded by | Abdiqasim Salad |
| Chairman of the Bureau for Central Committee Affairs of Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| In office 1983–1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1934 Galkayo, Somalia |
| Alma mater | Somali National University |
Ahmed Ashkir Botan (Somali Axmed Ashkir Bootaan; Arabic: أحمد أشكر بوتان) was a prominent Somali politician, academic, and statesman. He served as the President of the Somali National University from 1967 to 1977[1] and later held the position of Minister of Culture and Higher Education of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party from 1978 to 1982.[2] Botan also chaired the Technical Committee that drafted the Somali Constitution in 1979. From 1985 to 1990, he was the Chairman of the Bureau for Central Committee Affairs and the Head of the Secretariat of the Central Committee within the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party.[3]
- ^ "Protocollo di Accordo tra l'Università Nazionale Somala e la Facoltà di Magistero dell'Università di Roma" (in Italian). 2 May 2016.
- ^ Nelson, Harold D. (1982). Somalia, a Country Study. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Daily Report: China. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1985.