Ali Ahmed Abdi (died 2012) was a Somali journalist who worked for

Radio Gaalkacyo Radio Gaalkacyo is a radio station based in Galkayo, Somalia. Overview It has an associated website written in Somali and in English, presenting news and current events. Formerly known as ''Radio Free Somalia'', Radio Gaalkacyo currently counts ...

. He worked in the station for three years as head of programs, until his untimely death by shooting with the insurgent group Al-Shabaab claiming responsibility.

Personal

Ali was a human rights activist and journalist in the north-central

Mudug Mudug ( so, Mudug; it, Mudugh) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north-central Somalia. The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005. Overview Physiographically, Mudug is bordered to the west by Ethiopia,Országismertető - Szomália ...

region of

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

which borders the

Galmudug Galmudug ( ar, جلمدج; it, Galmudugh), officially Galmudug State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Galmudug ee Somalia, Soomaaliya), is a States and regions of Somalia, Federal Member State in central Somalia, with its capital at Dhusamareb. ...

region. Which has been notoriously dangerous area for journalists for twenty years. Ali was known also for his contributions to the pro-government news website Puntlandi which was based in the northeastern region,

Puntland Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...

of Somalia.

Career

Ali made contributions to

as well as the Somali news website Puntlandi.

Death

Ali Ahmed Abdi was shot in the head by masked men as he walked home in the north-central town of Galkayo around the Is-Raac neighborhood of the

region in

. He later died from his injuries in March 2012. It was believed he was targeted for speaking out against the militant group Al-Shabaab. Afterward, the

National Union of Somali Journalists The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) was set up in August 2002 as an association called Somali Journalists Network (SOJON) to promote and protect freedom of the press and the interests of journalists after the former Transitional Nat ...

(NUSOJ) expressed "great shock and outrage over the murder this evening of the young radio journalist."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdi, Ali Ahmed Assassinated Somalian journalists 21st-century Somalian writers 21st-century journalists Somalian radio journalists 2012 deaths Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Somalian human rights activists Radio reporters and correspondents