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Hussein Kulmiye Afrah

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Hussein Kulmiye Afrah
7th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia
In office
1 November 1989 – 22 January 1991
PresidentSiad Barre
Preceded byMohamed Ibrahim Liqliiqato
Vice President of Somalia
In office
1972 – January 1990
PresidentSiad Barre
Preceded byMohamed Ainanshe Guled
Succeeded byAhmed Mohamoud Farah
Personal details
Born1920
Afgooye, Lower Shebelle, Italian Somaliland
Died12 April 1993(1993-04-12) (aged 73)
Virginia, United States
Resting placeMogadishu, Somalia
Political partySupreme Revolutionary Council
Alma materCarabinieri Officers’ College in Velletri, Italy
ProfessionStatesman
Police officer
Military officer
Military service
Allegiance Somalia
Branch/serviceArmy
Police
Years of service1975–1979 (Army)
1957–1990 (Police)
Rank Major General

Hussein Kulmiye Afrah (Somali: Xuseen Kulmiye Afrax, Arabic: أفراح حسين) (1920 – 1993)[1][2] was Vice President of Somalia in the era of Siad Barre between 1972 and 1990.[3] He was also a member of the Supreme Revolutionary Council.

Post Civil War

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Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, Kulmiye, among other Hawiye officers, was not arrested nor expelled from Mogadishu.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Profile of Hussein Kulmiye Afrah via books.google.com. Accessed April 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Osman, Abdulahi A.; Souaré, Issaka K. (2007). Somalia at the crossroads: challenges and perspectives in reconstituting a failed state. Adonis & Abbey. p. 98. ISBN 978-1905068593.
  3. ^ The defeat of Siad Barre Archived 2007-10-27 at the Wayback Machine ]
  4. ^ Clan Cleansing in Somalia; The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. Scansom Publishers. 2012. ISBN 978-0-8122-4467-0.
  • Kapteijns, Lidwien (2012). Clan Cleansing in Somalia; The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. Scansom Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8122-4467-0.