Role Somali Politician Name Warsame Shirwa | Religion Sunni Islam Nationality Somali | |
Died August 5, 2009, Galkayo, Somalia Similar People Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Levi Karuhanga, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharm, Ahmed Abdi Godane, Abu Mansoor Al‑Amriki | ||
Succeeded by Abdulhakim Ahmed Guled | ||
Warsame Abdi Shirwa (Somali: Warsame Cabdi Shirwac) was a Somali politician and Minister of Information of Puntland.
Death
He was a part of a delegation traveling to Galkayo sent by Puntland's president. On August 5, 2009, he was at the restaurant Liiban Supper in Galkayo when unidentified gunmen opened fire from a car and killed him. He was buried the next day. Several ministers of Puntland including President Abdirahman Farole attended his funeral.
References
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