Aden Isaq Ahmed


Aden Isaq Ahmed was a Somali politician and statesman who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia in the 1960s.

History

Aden born in Awdal in 1923, he belonged to the Rer Ahamed, Gibril Yunus, Makahiil section of the Gadabursi or Samaron clan. He served his country the Somali Republic as a Senior Diplomat in Moscow and was the second Somali man ever to set foot in the Russian capital. After arriving back in Somalia he took part in the elections to become a minister of parliament. He succeeded and served as the Minister of Defense, Minister of Transportation & Communication, Minister of Education. Prior to that he studied at the University of Oxford.

Career