Umar Ghalib
Muhammad Hawadle Madar | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Ali Khalif Galaydh (2000) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Democratic Republic | |
| In office 1969–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Haji Farah Ali Omar |
| Succeeded by | Siad Barre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1930 Bristol University |
| *de facto to 3 January 1997 | |
Umar Arteh Ghalib or Omer Carte Qalib (
Early life and education
Ghalib was born in
He underwent elementary and intermediate education in
Career
Early career
He started his career as a school master and then headmaster of elementary schools of
Minister of Foreign Affairs
From 1969 to 1976, Ghalib served as Foreign Minister. As Foreign Minister, in January, 1972 he was
Prime Minister of Somali Democratic Republic
On 24 January 1991, and after two years under house arrest, he was appointed by then-President of Somali Democratic Republic Siad Barre as the last Prime Minister. However, before any transfer of power could take place, the United Somali Congress rapid advance forced Barre to flee Mogadishu.[6] After Barre's ouster, the next president, Ali Mahdi Muhammad, reappointed Ghalib as prime minister, a position Ghalib would hold until May 1993.
Imprisonment, trial, and fall of government
Ghalib was dismissed from his position in 1982 after disagreeing with Barre's increasingly overt policy of supporting the ethnic Somali insurrection in Ethiopia's Somali Region. Ghalib was subsequently arrested, and in 1989, after spending seven years in prison without charges, he was tried for treason and sentenced to death. Following protests from various foreign governments, Siad Barre commuted Ghalib's sentence but kept him under house arrest. In late January 1991, as his regime was collapsing, Siad Barre asked Ghalib to form a new government that would negotiate with the rebels, but the USC military successes forced Siad Barre's flight from the capital before any transfer of power could be completed.[6][7]
Notes
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- ^ "Kumuu ahaa Cumar Carte Qaalib?". BBC Somali (in Somali). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Index Ge-Gj". www.rulers.org.
- ^ "Kumuu ahaa Cumar Carte Qaalib?". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ "Somalia Gets New Interim President". biyokulule.com. Mogadishu, Somalia. Associated Press. January 29, 1991. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "Somalia, country studies". Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Omar arte Qalib death & cause of death - What killed Former Somali Prime minister, Umar Arteh Ghalib death, Age, Biography & Obituary". November 18, 2020. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.