Warsame Abdi Shirwa
Somali politician
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| Intro | Somali politician | |
| Places | Somalia | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Death | 5 August 2009 |
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Biography
Warsame Abdi Shirwa (Somali: Warsame Cabdi Shirwac) was a Somali politician and Minister of Information of Puntland.
Death
He was a part of a delegation traveling to Galkayo sent by Puntland's president. On August 5, 2009, he was at the restaurant Liiban Supper in Galkayo when unidentified gunmen opened fire from a car and killed him. He was buried the next day. Several ministers of Puntland including President Abdirahman Farole attended his funeral.