Mohamed Aden Sheikh (c. 1936 – September 30, 2010) was a Somali

medical doctor A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...

and

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who held posts as Minister of Health, Minister of Education, and Minister of Information. Aden was the first Somali surgeon who received his medical training at the University of Rome and practiced at Mogadishu General Hospital. He enter politics in the 1970s and held various cabinet positions. Aden was also a central committee member of the only political party allowed in Somalia, the

Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party The Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (SRSP), , it, Partito Socialista Rivoluzionario Somalo was the ruling party of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1976 to 1991. History SRSP was created by the military regime of Siad Barre under S ...

. On June 9, 1982, he was one of seven parliamentarians arrested and accused of

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for having criticized the government of President

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 199 ...

. Aden was the president of the Somali National Academy of Sciences and Arts at the time of his arrest. He was also the former Head of the Ideology Bureau SRRC and Somali Technological Development.

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November 1999, Interview
- Society for International Development 1930s births 2010 deaths Government ministers of Somalia {{Somalia-politician-stub