Abdulcadir Muhammed Aden ( so, Cabdulqaadir Maxamed Aadan Zoobe, ar, عبدالقادر محمد آدم زوبي) was a Somali political figure and activist.

History

Abdulcadir was born to a

Rahanweyn The Rahanweyn ( Maay: ''Reewin or Roowing'', Northern Somali: ''Raxanweyn'', ar, رحنوين), also known as the Digil and Mirifle () are a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory and dense ...

family.I. M. Lewis, ''A pastoral democracy: a study of pastoralism and politics among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa'', (LIT Verlag Münster: 1999), p.304. Having joined several independence movements as early as 1940,Mohamed Haji, ''Historical Dictionary of Somalia'', (Scarecrow Press: 2003), p.19. he was the leading representative and president of the Hisbia Digil Mirifle,

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 Constitut ...

's second largest political party. Following the formation of the first Somali government in 1956, Zoobe was elected as the first Vice President of the National Assembly, acting as deputy to then President

Aden Abdulle Osman Aden Abdulle Osman Daar ( so, Aadan Cabdulle Cismaan Dacar, ar, آدم عبد الله عثمان دعر) (December 9, 1908 – June 8, 2007), popularly known as Aden Adde, was a Somali politician who served as the first president of the S ...

. At Independence, he occupied numerous portfolios including Ministry of Finance and Interior. In 1989, he signed the Manifesto and joined his clansmen in forming the SDM, a paramilitary and political organisation aimed at liberating the Inter riverine region from the

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 19 ...

regime. Zoobe is credited as an early forerunner of Federalism in SomaliaAbdullahi Abdurahman, ''Making sense of Somali History, Volume 1'', (Adonis and Abbey Publishers Press: 2017), p.123. having personally led a campaign since 1950.

References

2002 deaths Year of birth missing Somalian activists {{more cats, date=January 2021