Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi
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Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi , also spelled Abdulhakim Mahamud Fiqi, is a Somali
diplomat and politician. He was Minister of Defense
of Somalia
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region in southern Somalia. He was previously a diplomat in Canada
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On November 12, 2010, he was appointed Minister of Defense of Somalia. He was also serving as one of several national Deputy Prime Ministers.
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
diplomat and politician. He was Minister of Defense
Ministry of Defence (Somalia)
The Ministry of Defense of the Transitional Federal Government of the Somali Republic is the government body in charge of the TFG armed forces-Established by Transitional Federal Charter:...
of Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
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Biography
Haji-Faqi hails from the BayBay, Somalia
Bay is an administrative region in southern Somalia.-Overview:It is bordered by the Somalian regions of Bakool, Lower Shabele, Middle Juba and Gedo....
region in southern Somalia. He was previously a diplomat in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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On November 12, 2010, he was appointed Minister of Defense of Somalia. He was also serving as one of several national Deputy Prime Ministers.