Mohamed Ibrahim Egal
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Mohamed Ibrahim Egal 🇸🇴

Maxamed Xaaji Ibraahim Cigaal (Known as "Egal")
Prime Minister of Somalia, President of Somaliland, Statesman, Diplomat
Born 1928-09-13 🇸🇴 Odweyne, Somalia
Passed Away 2002-05-03 Pretoria, South Africa
Lifespan 73 years old
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Statesman who served as Prime Minister of the State of Somaliland in 1960, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic (1967–1969), and second President of the Republic of Somaliland.

Biographical Record

Maxamed Xaaji Ibraahim Cigaal was born on September 13, 1928, in Odweyne, British Somaliland. Educated in Britain, he became secretary-general of the Somali National League (SNL).

On June 26, 1960, Egal became Prime Minister of the newly independent State of Somaliland, leading its voluntary merger five days later with Italian Somaliland. Serving as Prime Minister of the Somali Republic from 1967 to 1969 under President Shermarke, he pursued regional rapprochement with Kenya and Ethiopia. In 1993, he was elected President of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, successfully disarming clan militias, introducing the Somaliland shilling, and drafting the democratic constitution that brought lasting peace to the territory.

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Final Resting Place

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Berbera Seafront Mausoleum
Berbera, Somalia
GPS: 10.4333, 45.0167
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