Barkhad Ali Salah ( so, Barkhad Cali Saalax, ar, برخاد علي صلاح ) was a veteran Somali politician and historian. He served as the first

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Bosaso Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the mun ...

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Background

Salah was born in 1938 in Bosaso, located in the northeastern Bari region. He hailed from the

Dishiishe The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as ''Darood''. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripherie ...

, a sub-clan of the Darod. Salah had 13 children. His firstborn was a daughter, Baxsan Barkhad, and his lastborn was a son, Osman Barkhad.

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Ethnic Somali people Somali National University alumni Puntland politicians Somalian Muslims 1932 births 2016 deaths Mayors of places in Somalia {{Somalia-politician-stub