Sheikh Ali Ismail Yacqub (Somali: Cali Ismaaciil Yacquub; born 1930) is a Somali former politician, who served as the first Minister of Defence of the Somali Republic; he also served as the Deputy Minister of Justice.[1][2]
Sheikh Ali was an influential member of the Somali National League, the party that dominated the former Somaliland Protectorate's politics. In 1960 he was elected MP from the Burao district representing the Rer Ainanshe, that same year he was appointed as Minister of Defence of the newly formed Somali Republic. The following year he led a delegation to Egypt and was a state guest of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, with whom he discussed military co-operation.[3][4] In 1961 he ordered cross border raids into Ethiopia that destroyed several of their bases near the border. These skirmishes would later escalate and lead to the 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War.[5]
ismail, yacqub, sheikh, somali, cali, ismaaciil, yacquub, born, 1930, somali, former, politician, served, first, minister, defence, somali, republic, also, served, deputy, minister, justice, minister, defencein, office, 1961, 1969presidentaden, addepreceded, b. Sheikh Ali Ismail Yacqub Somali Cali Ismaaciil Yacquub born 1930 is a Somali former politician who served as the first Minister of Defence of the Somali Republic he also served as the Deputy Minister of Justice 1 2 Ali Ismail YacqubMinister of DefenceIn office 1961 1969PresidentAden AddePreceded byOffice EstablishedSucceeded by Personal detailsBorn1930 1930 Burao Togdheer SomalilandPolitical partySomali National LeagueProfessionSheikhPoliticianLawyer Sheikh Ali was an influential member of the Somali National League the party that dominated the former Somaliland Protectorate s politics In 1960 he was elected MP from the Burao district representing the Rer Ainanshe that same year he was appointed as Minister of Defence of the newly formed Somali Republic The following year he led a delegation to Egypt and was a state guest of President Gamal Abdel Nasser with whom he discussed military co operation 3 4 In 1961 he ordered cross border raids into Ethiopia that destroyed several of their bases near the border These skirmishes would later escalate and lead to the 1964 Ethiopian Somali Border War 5 See also editOsman Jama Ali Hassan Adan Wadadid Ridwan Hirsi MohamedReferences edit Ibrahim A A 2006 Taxanaha taariikhda Soomaaliya United Kingdom Xildhiban The Statesman s Year Book 1963 The One Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of All Nations 2016 United Kingdom Palgrave Macmillan UK pp 1390 Mohammed Farah Aidid and His Vision of Somalia 1994 India Vikas Publishing House pp 33 Minbar Al Islam 1962 Egypt Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs Ministry of Waqfs pp 8 Africa 1961 United Kingdom Africa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ali Ismail Yacqub amp oldid 1220770061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
