Mohammed Sheikh Adden
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Mohamed Aden Sheikh was a Somali
medical doctor and politician
who held posts as Minister of Health, Minister of Education, and Minister of Information
Aden was a surgeon who received his medical training at the University of Rome and practiced at Mogadishu General Hospital. He enter politics in the 1970s and held various cabinet positions. Aden was also a central committee member of the only political party allowed in Somalia, the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
. On June 9, 1982, he was one of seven parliamentarians
arrested and accused of treason
for having criticized the government of President Siad Barre
. Aden was the president of the Somali National Academy of Sciences and Arts at the time of his arrest.
He was also the former Head of the Ideology Bureau SRRC and Somali Technological Development.
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...
medical doctor and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
who held posts as Minister of Health, Minister of Education, and Minister of Information
Minister of Information
The Ministry of Information , headed by the Minister of Information, was a United Kingdom government department created briefly at the end of World War I and again during World War II...
Aden was a surgeon who received his medical training at the University of Rome and practiced at Mogadishu General Hospital. He enter politics in the 1970s and held various cabinet positions. Aden was also a central committee member of the only political party allowed in Somalia, the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
The Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party was the governing political party in Somalia from 1976 to 1991.- History :XHKS was created by the military regime of Siad Barre under Soviet guidance. A founding congress was held in June 1976. The congress elected a Central Committee, with Barre as the...
. On June 9, 1982, he was one of seven parliamentarians
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
arrested and accused of treason
Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a...
for having criticized the government of President Siad Barre
Siad Barre
Mohamed Siad Barre was the military dictator and President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 to 1991. During his rule, he styled himself as Jaalle Siyaad ....
. Aden was the president of the Somali National Academy of Sciences and Arts at the time of his arrest.
He was also the former Head of the Ideology Bureau SRRC and Somali Technological Development.
External links
- November 1999, Interview - Society for International DevelopmentSociety for International DevelopmentThe Society for International Development , founded in Washington, D.C. in 1957, is committed to stimulating dialogue and cooperation on global development issues, enhancing skills, knowledge and understanding among development practitioners, and providing a network for individuals and...