MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News ) – Somali leaders have unequivocally mourned the death of Haji Abdikarim Hussein Yusuf famously known as Abdi Wraabe in Hargeisa on Friday.
105 years old member of the self-declared state of Somaliland parliament was an iconic Somali peacemaker during his lifetime.
He is credited for traditional based conflict resolution mechanism that he spearheaded to unite various communities in the north after the collapse of the Somali central government in the early 1990s.
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo sent his condolences to the family and friends of the late Hajji Warabe.
“Haji Warabe was peacemaker, freedom fighter and reconciler among the Somali people mainly those living in the North, ” President Farmajo said in a tweet on Friday.
“ On behalf of the Federal Government of Somalia, I send my sincere heartfelt condolences to the family and friends left behind.”
Likewise, Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre and his Deputy Mahdi Mohamed Guled sent their commiserations to the family of the late Haji Warabe who passed away on Friday following an illness.
President Muse Bihi Abdi attend a national funeral held during burial ceremony outskirts of Hargeisa.
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