Ali Mohamed Osoble

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Ali Mohamed Osoble (Somali : Cali Maxamed Cosoble [Cali Wardhiigleey]) (or Ali Mohamed Osoble Wardeegle) was a prominent Somali politician and Member of Parliament in the civilian government. He was the vice-president of the SNM until its Congress in Harrar Ethiopia on 2 February 1987. [1]

Osoble was born in Ceelbuur in 1930. He held ministerial positions (including from 1967 was Minister of Health and Social Affairs and 1969-69 Minister for Information of the Egal Government. ) before the takeover of the Siad Barre military government. Before he founded with others the U.S.C he was the Vice chairman of the S.N.M from 1984 to 1987 and he left them after he disagreed with the Ethiopians on the Unity of Somalia. From January 1989 he was elected in Rome as first chairman of U.S.C. He died in Rome in 1990.

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References

  1. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Somalia: Confirmation that Ali Mohamed Osoble was the Vice-President of the SNM until 1988 and also a founder of the USC in 1989". Refworld. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.