Barkhad Ali Salah

Barkhad Ali Salah (Somali: Barkhad Cali Saalax, Arabic: برخاد علي صلاح) was a veteran Somali politician and historian. He served as the first mayor of Bosaso.[1][2][3]

Barkhad Ali Salah
برخاد علي صلاح
Mayor of Bosaso
In office
1959–1963
Personal details
Born1930s
Bosaso, Somalia
Died2016
Bosaso, Somalia

Background

Salah was born in 1938 in Bosaso, located in the northeastern Bari region. He hailed from the Dishiishe, a sub-clan of the Darod. Salah had 13 children. His firstborn was a daughter, Baxsan Barkhad, and his lastborn was a son, Osman Barkhad.

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