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Hussein Kulmiye Afrah
Kulmiye as Brigadier General
7th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia
In office
1 November 1989 – 22 January 1991
President Siad Barre
Preceded by Mohamed Ibrahim Liqliiqato
Vice President of Somalia
In office
1972 – January 1990
President Siad Barre
Preceded by Mohamed Ainanshe Guled
Succeeded by Ahmed Mohamoud Farah
Personal details
Born1920
Afgooye, Lower Shebelle, Italian Somaliland
Died12 April 1993(1993-04-12) (aged 73)
Virginia, United States
Resting place Mogadishu, Somalia
Political party Supreme Revolutionary Council
Alma materCarabinieri Officers’ College in Velletri, Italy
ProfessionStatesman
Police officer
Military officer
Military service
Allegiance  Somalia
Branch/service Army
Police
Years of service1975–1979 (Army)
1957–1990 (Police)
Rank Major General

Hussein Kulmiye Afrah ( Somali: Xuseen Kulmiye Afrax, Arabic: أفراح حسين) (1920 – 1993) [1] [2] was Vice President of Somalia in the era of Siad Barre between 1972 and 1990. [3] He was also a member of the Supreme Revolutionary Council.

Post Civil War

Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, Kulmiye, among other Hawiye officers, was not arrested nor expelled from Mogadishu. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Profile of Hussein Kulmiye Afrah via books.google.com. Accessed April 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Osman, Abdulahi A.; Souaré, Issaka K. (2007). Somalia at the crossroads: challenges and perspectives in reconstituting a failed state. Adonis & Abbey. p. 98. ISBN  978-1905068593.
  3. ^ The defeat of Siad Barre Archived 2007-10-27 at the Wayback Machine ]
  4. ^ Clan Cleansing in Somalia; The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. Scansom Publishers. 2012. ISBN  978-0-8122-4467-0.
  • Kapteijns, Lidwien (2012). Clan Cleansing in Somalia; The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. Scansom Publishers. ISBN  978-0-8122-4467-0.