Warsame Abdi Shirwa
Warsame Abdi Shirwa | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 18 January 2009 – 5 August 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Abdulhakim Ahmed Guled |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Somalia |
| Died | 5 August 2009 Galkayo, Somalia |
| Nationality | Somali |
Warsame Abdi Shirwa (Somali: Warsame Cabdi Shirwac; died 2009) was a Somali politician and Minister of Information of Puntland.[1]
Death[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "2009 Human Rights Reports: Somalia". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24.
- ^ "Somalia: Puntland Information Minister Assassinated". allafrica.com.