Mahamed Abdiqadir

Mahamed Abdiqadir
سلطان محمد بن عبدالقادر
Sultan of Isaaq
Grand Sultan of Somaliland
Reign1975 – 12 February 2021
PredecessorAbdiqadir Abdillahi
SuccessorDaud Mahamed
Born1948 (1948)
Hargeisa, British Somaliland
DiedFebruary 12, 2021(2021-02-12) (aged 72–73)
Hargeisa, Somaliland
DynastyGuled Dynasty
ReligionSunni Islam

Mahamed Abdiqadir (Somali: Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Cabdiqaadir, Arabic: محمد بن عبدالقادر بن عبدالله; 1948 – 12 February 2021) was the eighth Grand Sultan of the Isaaq Sultanate.[1][2][3]

Biography

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Sultan Mahamed Abdiqadir was born in 1948 in Hargeisa, British Somaliland. He completed his primary and middle school education in Hargeisa, after which he received further education in Sudan and the Soviet Union where he studied engineering.[4]

Mahamed Abdiqadir died on 12 February 2021 in Hargeisa, due to an illness he was suffering from for months. A state funeral was held and was attended by the President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi and the chairmen of the two opposition parties in the country, as well as high officials and ordinary citizens.[5][6] The head of the UK's liaison in Somaliland was also among the dignitaries to pay his respects to the late sultan.[6]

Per Isaaq tradition, his son Daud was named as the ninth Isaaq sultan before his body was laid to rest.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Suldaanka Guud ee Beelaha Somaliland Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Cabdiqaadir, ayaa markii u horaysay ka hadlay Aragtidiisa ku aadan Muranka dhuleed ee u dhexeeya Beelaha Cabdalle Arab iyo Habarjeclo ee Degaanka Diiriye Guuleed". Maanta Somaliland :: Somali News. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  2. ^ Farah (2018-01-14). "Suldaanka guud ee beelaha Somaliland oo baaq nabadeed u diray dhinacyada isku hor fadhiya gobalka Sool". Puntland Post. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  3. ^ "Suldaanka guud ee beelaha Somaliland oo ka hadlay in Hargeysa looga taliyo Xamar". Caasimada Online. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  4. ^ "Cukuse Oo Ka Sheekeeyey Taariikhda Suldan Maxamed Suldaan Cabdiqaadir". Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  5. ^ "Tacsi Ku Socota Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Cabdi Qaadir Oo Ku Geeriyooday Hargaysa | Togdheer News Network". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  6. ^ a b c "Britain mourns top Somaliland's Sultan". Garowe Online. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
Preceded by Sultan of the Isaaq Succeeded by