Omar Farah Iltireh ( so, Cumar Faarax Ciiltire) (born 1933 in
Ali-Sabieh,
Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...
) is a politician of the
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (FTAI; french: Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still an overseas territory of France. The area was former ...
(TAFI) became the
Republic of Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red S ...
in 1977. He died in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
on May 6, 2008.
Career
He began his career as a teacher before devoting himself to politics.
The referendum on independence in 1967, the
Democratic Union Issa The Democratic Union Issa (UDI) was an anti-independence political party of French Somaliland and the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas.
History
It was created in the early 1960s by militants previously allied with Mahmoud Harbi, who, aft ...
led by Omar Farah Iltireh called to vote "yes", that is to say, to maintain the territory under French sovereignty. In November 1968 Omar Farah was elected to the Assembly TFAI of the list headed by
Ali Aref Bourhan
Ali Aref Bourhan ( ar, علي عارف برهان) (born 1934 in Tadjoura, Djibouti) is a Djiboutian politician.
Early years
Bourhan was born in 1934 in the coastal city of Tadjoura, situated in eastern present-day Djibouti. He hailed from a pro ...
and was appointed minister of public service in local government.
He was elected to the National Assembly French in March 1973, where he replaces Moussa Ali Abdoulkader . Obtaining 26,105 votes to 35,230 votes cast, he defeated Ibrahim Harbi Farah, brother of the militant nationalist Mahmoud Harbi , who collected 9125 votes. It represents the TFAI during the fifth parliamentary term from 1973 to 1978. He participated in the Paris negotiations in February 1977 on the independence of the territory. In spite of its realization on June 27, 1977, it ends its mandate only at the end of the legislature, in April 1978.
After independence, he was responsible for business at the Djibouti embassy in Addis Ababa and consul-general in Dire-Dawa.
Family life
His son, Ahmed Omar Farah, wife in 1975 Warmog Ahmed Abar, first wife of the second President of Djibouti
Ismail Omar Guelleh
Ishmael ''Ismaḗl''; Classical/Qur'anic Arabic: إِسْمَٰعِيْل; Modern Standard Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيْل ''ʾIsmāʿīl''; la, Ismael was the first son of Abraham, the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions; and is cons ...
. He became ambassador of Djibouti in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
in 1989.
References
External links
page on the French National Assembly website
1933 births
Living people
People from Ali Sabieh Region
Djiboutian politicians
Union of Democrats for the Republic politicians
Deputies of the 5th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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