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Siad (name)
Siad may refer to the following notable people: ;Given name * Siad Barre (1919–1995), Somali politician * Siad Haji (born 1999), Kenyan-born football player ;Surname * Fatima Siad (born 1986), Ethiopian-Somali fashion model * Mohamed Siad (other), Mohamed Siad, multiple people *Patrick Erouart-Siad (born 1955), French writer {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siad Barre
Mohamed Siad Barre ( so, Maxamed Siyaad Barre, Osmanya script: ; ar, محمد سياد بري; c. 1910 – 2 January 1995) was a Somali head of state and general who served as the 3rd president of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 to 1991. He was given the childhood nickname ''Afweyne'' roughly referring to extraversion.Tyndall, Christopher R. "Mogadiscio's Unenlightened Pilgrim: Farah's “Links,” Dante's “Inferno,” and the Somali Civil War." comparative literature studies 57.2 (2020): 235-264. Barre, a major general of the gendarmerie by profession, became President of Somalia after the 1969 coup d'état that overthrew the Somali Republic following the assassination of President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. The Supreme Revolutionary Council military junta under Barre reconstituted Somalia as a one-party Marxist–Leninist communist state, renaming the country the Somali Democratic Republic and adopting scientific socialism, with support from the Soviet Union. Barr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siad Haji
Abdulkadir Abdi "Siad" Haji (born 1 December 1999) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL Championship club FC Tulsa. Born a Somali refugee in Kenya and a former United States youth international, he plays for the Somalia national team. Early life Haji was born in a Kenyan refugee camp, his parents having fled Somalia. In 2004, they moved to New Hampshire. Haji settled in a refugee community near downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, played youth soccer for the New Hampshire Classics, and was offered a spot on the New England Revolution youth academy's under-16 team. However, the distance and financial logistics made it difficult for him to accept a spot in the academy. He would continue to play for the Classics through high school. Career Youth and college Upon graduating, Haji did not have the eligibility to play in NCAA Division I, so he played for New England College in NCAA Division III during his first year. With the Pilgrims, he scored nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Siad
Fatima Siad ( so, Faadumo Siyaad, ar, فاطمة سياد; born December 17, 1986) is a Somali fashion model. Raised in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the last eliminated on ''America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10''. Biography Born in Mogadishu, Somalia to Somali parents, Siad grew up in Somalia with her mother and two sisters. Her parents divorced at a young age. She underwent female genital cutting when she was seven years old. Her two sisters were killed by the Somali army during the civil war. After her sisters’ deaths, Siad and her mother fled to the United States when she was thirteen for safety. Siad states that she lived in a shack and had low self-esteem when she was younger. While in high school she participated in the Boston University Upward Bound TRIO program. She was a Posse Scholar and went to Bryn Mawr College in 2004. She transferred to New York University to study pre-med and political science. She eventually transferred back to Bryn Mawr College to finish he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Siad (other)
Mohamed Siad may refer to: *Mohamed Siad Barre, Somali military dictator and President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 to 1991 *Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan Major General Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan ( so, Maxamed Siciid Xirsi Moorgan, ar, محمد سعيد حيرسي مورغان), also known as General Morgan or Colonel Morgan, is a Somali military and faction leader. He was the son-in-law of Siad ..., son-in-law of Siad Barre and minister of defense of Somalia *Mohamed Siad, alleged Toronto drug dealer involved in Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's video scandal * Yusuf Mohammed Siad, Somali warlord, Islamist and former minister {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
