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This is a list of notable Somalilanders from Somaliland, as well as the Somaliland diaspora.[1][2][3]
Athletes
edit- Mo Farah – British-Somalilander long-distance runner
- Bashir Abdi – Belgian-Somalilander long-distance runner
- Mohammed Ahmed – Somali-Canadian long-distance runner
- Liban Abdi – Somalilander-Norwegian footballer
- Mohammed Ahamed – Somalilander-Norwegian footballer
Authors and Poetries
edit- Hadrawi – songwriter and philosopher
- Gaariye - Somali Poet
- Elmi Boodhari - Somali Poet and King of Romance
- Weedhsame - Somali Poet
- Hassan Ganey - Somali Poet
- Nadifa Mohamed – Somali-British novelist
Entrepreneurs
edit- Abdirashid Duale – CEO and founder of Dahabshiil
- Ismail Ahmed – Executive Chairman and founder of WorldRemit
- Mohamed Said Guedi CEO MSG SomCable
- Abdikarim Mohamed Eid CEO Telesom
Entertainers
edit- Chunkz – YouTuber, Influencer, and member of Beta Squad alongside Niko Omilana
- Aboflah-Kuwaiti-based YouTuber, streamer and philanthropist.
- AJ Shabeel - YouTuber, Influencer and member of Beta Squad together with Niko Omilana and Chunkz
Journalists
edit- Rageh Omaar – Somalilander-British television news presenter
- Ahmed Said Egeh – former BBC Somali correspondent of Hargeisa
Military
edit- General Nuh Ismail Tani – current Chief of Staff of Somaliland Armed Forces
- General Mohamed Adan Saqadhi – former Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force
- Mohamed Adan Saqadhi – current Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force
Politicians
edit- Muse Bihi Abdi – former President of Somaliland
- Mohamoud Hashi Abdi The chairman of the Kaah party
- Mohamed Kahin Ahmed The Chairman of the Kulmiye party
- Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud 1st Somaliland Ambassador to Israel and former Representative to Taiwan
Member of Parliament
editScientists
edit- Jama Musse Jama – Ethnomathematician and writer
Other
edit- Nafisat Yusuf Mohammed — feminist activist
See also
edit
References
edit- ↑ "Recensement de la population 2006, exploitation principale – France (métropole et départements d'outre-mer)". INSEE. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Khan, Sher Ali (2015-08-24). "Islamabad's little Somalia". Herald Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "Malaysia: Most Somali students are driven to get an education". Hiiraan. Retrieved 9 August 2017.