Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal

Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal
محمد حاجي إبراهيم عقال
Egal in 1968
2nd President of Somaliland
In office
May 16, 1993 – May 3, 2002
Vice PresidentAbdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1993–1995)[1]
Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah (1995–1997)[2]
Dahir Riyale Kahin (1997–2002)
Preceded byAbdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
Succeeded byDahir Riyale Kahin
1st & 4th Prime Minister of the Somali Republic
In office
July 1, 1960 – July 12, 1960
Preceded byAbdullahi Issa (as the prime minister of the Trust Territory of Somalia)
Succeeded byAbdirashid Ali Shermarke
In office
July 15, 1967 – October 21, 1969
Preceded byAbdirizak Haji Hussein
Succeeded byMuhammad Ali Samatar
Prime Minister of the State of Somaliland
In office
June 26, 1960 – July 1, 1960
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1928-08-15)August 15, 1928
Odweyne, British Somaliland (now Somaliland)
DiedMay 3, 2002(2002-05-03) (aged 73)
Pretoria, South Africa
Political partyUnited Peoples' Democratic Party
Somali Youth League
Spouse(s)(1) Edna Adan
(2) Asha Saeed Aabi
(3) Hawa Ainab
(4) Kaltum Haji Dahir
Alma materSOS Sheikh Secondary School
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Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal (Somali: Maxamed Xaaji Ibraahim Cigaal, Arabic: محمد حاجي إبراهيم عقال; August 15, 1928 – May 3, 2002) was a Somali politician who served as the President of Somaliland from 1993 to his death in 2002. He previously served as the prime minister of the State of Somaliland between 26 June and 1 July 1960 and as the first prime minister of the Somali Republic for eleven days in 1960 and again from 1967 to 1969.[3]

  1. ^ Paquin, Jonathan (July 1, 2010). A Stability-Seeking Power: U.S. Foreign Policy and Secessionist Conflicts. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 9780773591028 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Bahcheli, Tozun; Bartmann, Barry; Srebrnik, Henry (September 9, 2004). De Facto States: The Quest for Sovereignty. Routledge. ISBN 9781135771218 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Somaliland's Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor". Archived from the original on May 28, 2012.

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