Abdi Hassan Buni or Abdi Hassan Buuni ( so, Cabdi Xassan Buuni, ar, عبدي حسن بوني) was a Somali Politician, Minister under the British Somaliland Protectorate and was the first

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president ...

of the

Somali Republic The Somali Republic ( so, Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliyeed; it, Repubblica Somala; ar, الجمهورية الصومالية, Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmālīyyah) was a sovereign state composed of Somalia and Somaliland, following the unification o ...

. He was part of the USP, the United Somali Party, a British Somaliland Protectorate political party.

History

Abdi Hassan Buni hails from the Awdal 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 ...

and belongs to the Xeebjire, Habr 'Affan (''Habar Cafaan)''

Gadabursi The Gadabuursi (Somali: ''Gadabuursi'', Arabic: جادابورسي), also known as ''Samaroon'' (Arabic: ''قبيلة سَمَرُون)'', is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family. The Gadabuursi are geographically sp ...

(''Gadabuursi'') clan. He was one of the ministers selected of the United Somali Party to become Deputy Prime Minister in the Aden Abdulle administration of the newly formed Somali Republic at that time, a unification between two territories Somaliland British Protectorate and UN Somali Trustee (''

Somalia Italiana Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, الصومال الإيطالي, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th centur ...

''). In 1964 Buni was re-elected to the parliament of the Somali Republic. In 1969 he became the head of the Golweyn Banana Project in

Lower Shabelle Lower Shabelle ( so, Shabeellaha Hoose, Maay: ''Shibelithy Hoosy'', ar, شبيلي السفلى, it, Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in southern Somalia. Geography Lower Shabelle is bordered by the regions of Banaadir ...

. Buni served as CEO of Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing Company (AITCO) from 1982 to 1984. After the military coup in Somalia, Buni retired from politics. In the aftermath of the collapse of the Somali Republic he was involved in peacebuilding activities. He served as chairman of the Somaliland Peacebuilding Commission from 1995 to 1997. In 2002 Abdi Hassan Buni made a return to politics and became part of the first government formed by President Dahir Riyale Kahin. Buni served as Minister of Council Relations of Somaliland from 2003 until his death in 2009. Buni was a successful entrepreneur and owned the Buni Hotel on the outskirts of

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Oc ...

as well as the famous Harawo Hotel in Borama, which was built in 1962. Abdi Hassan Buni died in London in 2009.

Education

* Elementary School Borama (1946-1948) * Intermediate School Sheikh (1949–1950) * Administration and Management in Addis Ababa, Yemen (1953) * V.T.C Amoud (Correspondence Course) (1954–1955 )

Career

* Deputy Prime Minister (1960) * Re-elected to the Parliament of the Somali Republic (1964) * CEO of Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing Company (AITCO) (1982-1984) * Head of the fishing company (AFCO) (1985-1997) * Chairman of the Somaliland Peacebuilding Commission (1995-1997) * Minister of Council Relations Republic of Somaliland (2003-2009)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buni, Abdi Hassan British Somaliland people of World War II Somalian politicians Gadabuursi People from Awdal 2009 deaths