Abdirizak Haji Hussein

Somali Republic

24 December 1924 Galkayo, Italian Somalia

31 January 2014(2014-01-31) (89) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

14 June 1964 – 15 July 1967

Prime Minister of Somalia Abdirizak Haji Hussein (Somali: Cabdirisaaq Xaaji Xuseen; Arabic: عبد الرزاق حاجي حسين ‎‎; 24 December 1924 – 31 January 2014) was a Somali diplomat and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 14 June 1964 to 15 July 1967. From 1975 to early 1980, he also served as the country's ambassador to the United Nations. A former Secretary General of the Somali Youth League, Hussein played a leading role in the nation's early civilian administration.