Abdirashid Shermarke

President of Somalia

June 8, 1919 Harardhere, Mudug, Italian Somaliland

October 15, 1969(1969-10-15) (50) Las Anod, Somali Republic

July 6, 1967 – October 15, 1969

2nd President of the Somali Republic (1967-69) Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (Somali: Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, Arabic: عبد الرشيد علي شارماركي ‎) (June 8, 1919 – October 15, 1969), also known as Abdirashid Shermarke, was Prime Minister of Somali Republic from July 12, 1960, to June 14, 1964, and President of Somali Republic from July 6, 1967, until his assassination on October 15, 1969. He was the father of Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke.