Ex Vice President Buried In Mogadishu

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Ex Vice President Buried In Mogadishu

Former Somali Vice President and Defence Minister, General Mohamed Ali Samatar has this afternoon been laid to rest at a state funeral function in the capital city of Mogadishu attended by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Omar Abdir

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Former Somali Vice President and Defence Minister, General Mohamed Ali Samatar has this afternoon been laid to rest at a state funeral function in the capital city of Mogadishu attended by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke.

A private plane carrying the body of the deceased General from USA landed at the Aden Abdulle International airport early on Thursday.

He died at a virginia hospital last week aged 85.

Major roads in the city were closed and traffic diverted as security agencies cleared the way for a man whose long service as army chief, defence minister and later as Somalia’s only Vice President drew a lot of mixed reactions.

He served under the ex Somalia’s military regime led by Mohamed Siad Barre who was ousted in 1990 by clan warlords.

A well-organized state burial event was held at the Defence Ministry complex in Mogadishu, with top officials from the Federal Government in attendance. President Mohamud, PM Sharmarke and Federal Parliament Speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari led mourners in paying last respects to the late Samatar.

The government declared three days of mourning upon the passing of General Samatar who will be remembered for among other feats leading Somalia into war with Ethiopia during the 1977 Ogaden war; a war which defined the relationship between Somalia and Ethiopia.