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Warsame Abdi Shirwa

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Warsame Abdi Shirwa
Minister of Information
In office
18 January 2009 – 5 August 2009
Succeeded byAbdulhakim Ahmed Guled
Personal details
BornSomalia
Died5 August 2009
Galkayo, Somalia
NationalitySomali

Warsame Abdi Shirwa (Somali: Warsame Cabdi Shirwac; died 2009) was a Somali politician and Minister of Information of Puntland.[1]

Death

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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 Super in Galkayo when unidentified gunmen opened fire from a car and killed him.[2] He was buried the next day. Several ministers of Puntland including President Abdirahman Farole attended his funeral.

References

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  1. ^ "2009 Human Rights Reports: Somalia". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24.
  2. ^ "Somalia: Puntland Information Minister Assassinated". allafrica.com.