Khalif Mumin Tohow

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Khalif Mumin Tohow (died 12 April 2020) was a Somali politician. Tohow served as the state Justice Minister for Hirshabelle State, an autonomous region within Somalia, until his death in April 2020.[1] He was also a member of the Legislative Assembly of Hirshabelle State.[2]

In November 2019, Tohow, a Somali who also held a British passport,

COVID-19, in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on 9 April 2020.[1] Khalif Mumin Tohow died from COVID-19 at Martini Hospital in Mogadishu on 12 April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia, just 3 days after testing positive for the virus due to lack of care at Martini Hospital.[2] Tohow was Somalia's second recorded fatality from COVID-19.[1][2] His condition was announced in a tweet by the Somalian Federal Minister for Health and Social Care, Fawziya Abikar Nur, though she gave no specifics at the tome of his death.[1]

Following Tohow's death, Somali authorities quarantined and self-isolated Hirshabelle State President Mohammed Abdi Waare and Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen at their homes since they had recently been in close contact with Tohow.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Somali state minister dies from coronavirus". Al Jazeera English. 2020-04-12. Archived from the original on 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ^ a b c Khalif, Abdulkadir (2020-04-12). "Somalia minister succumbs to coronavirus". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. ^ "Regional presidents, Speaker Quaratined over Coronavirus Fears". Garowe Online. 2020-04-14. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-04-23.


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