Musa Nur Amin
Musa Nur Amin is a Somali politician who served in the Transitional Federal Parliament during the 2000s.[1] On 5 January 2008, he was appointed Somalia's Minister of Internal Affairs, placing him in command of the Somali Police Force.[2][3] In the 1980s, Amin was the director-general/permanent secretary of the Ministry of Marine Transport and Ports.[4][5] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he was the secretary-general of the United Somali Congress, a prominent rebel group.[6][7]
In 2008, Amin and his convoy were attacked by forces of the Islamic Courts Union on the road between Wanlaweyn and Burhakaba.[8]
References
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- ^ Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia pursuant to Security Council resolution 1811 (PDF). United Nations Security Council. 2008. p. 13. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Levy, Hernan; Malone, Patrick O. (1986). Transport Policy Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa (PDF). Washington, D.C.: World Bank. p. 37. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Issues 7658-7683. BBC. 1984. p. 3.
- ^ Africa South of the Sahara. Taylor & Francis. 1997. p. 882. ISBN 978-1-85743-029-5.
- ^ Country of Origin Information Report: Somalia (PDF). London: Home Office. 2006. p. 95. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "MP Osman Atto Detained and Released". Hiiraan Online. May 30, 2008. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
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