Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf ( so, Xaaji Bashiir Ismaaciil Yuusuf, ar, حاجي بشير اسماعيل يوسف) (b. 1912 in
Hobyo,
Somalia
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– d. 1984 in
Cairo
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,
Egypt
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), commonly referred to as Haji Bashir,
[SAMIULLAH, MUHAMMAD. DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE WRITING THROUGH COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH AT SECONDARY LEVEL. Diss. UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB, 2011.] was a
Somali politician. He was a prominent
Somali Youth League
The Somali Youth League (SYL) ( so, Ururka Dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed رابطة الشباب الصومالي, it, Lega dei Giovani Somali or ''Lega Somala della Gioventù''), initially known as the Somali Youth Club (SYC), was the first politi ...
(SYL) member and the first President of the
Somali National Assembly during the
Somali Republic's early civilian administration.
Personal life
Early years
Yusuf was born in 1912 in the town of
Hobyo (Obbia), situated in the north-central
Mudug
Mudug ( so, Mudug; it, Mudugh) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north-central Somalia. The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005.
Overview
Physiographically, Mudug is bordered to the west by Ethiopia,Országismertető - Szomália ...
province of
Somalia
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.
Yusuf hailed from the
Osman Mahmoud -
Majeerteen sub-clan of the
Harti Darod.
Family
Yusuf's daughter
Saida Haji Bashir Ismail
Saida Haji Bashir Ismail ( so, Saciida Xaaji Bashiir Ismaaciil, ar, سعيدة حاجي بشير اسماعيل) is a Somali politician.
Biography
Saida Ismail is the daughter of Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, the first President of the Somali Nati ...
later also entered politics. She served as Somali Finance Vice-Minister in the
Transitional National Government (TNG) between 2000 and 2004.
His son Abdullahi Hagi Bashir Ismail is a First Deputy Director-General of Somali Immigration and Naturalization, One of the high rank Senior Somali Administration Officers, as well as a writer of politics and history.
Additionally, Yusuf was also a relative of the Somali-Italian actor and musician
Jonis Bashir
Jonis Bascir (born 17 September 1960) is a Somali-Italian actor and musician.
Personal life
Jonis is the son of Muheddin Hagi Bascir, and was born in Rome in 1960. His father is Somali and his mother is Italian.
Growing up, Jonis lived betwe ...
, and the Somali Politician and businessman Haji Mohamed Yasin Ismail.
Career
Yusuf was a prominent member of the
Somali Youth League
The Somali Youth League (SYL) ( so, Ururka Dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed رابطة الشباب الصومالي, it, Lega dei Giovani Somali or ''Lega Somala della Gioventù''), initially known as the Somali Youth Club (SYC), was the first politi ...
(SYL), the country's first
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
. He joined the organization in 1943,
when the SYL was founded as the Somali Youth Club (SYC). The SYL's nationalist constituents were strongly influenced by the Darawiish rebellion at the turn of the 20th century of Diiriye Guure, and
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
Sayid Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan ( so, Sayid Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan; 1856–1920) was a Somali religious and military leader of the Dervish movement, which led a two-decade long confrontation with various colonial empires including the British, ...
("Mad Mullah"), the emir of
Diiriye Guure.
[I. M. Lewis, ''A pastoral democracy: a study of pastoralism and politics among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa'', (LIT Verlag Münster: 1999), p.304.]
In an administrative capacity, Yusuf initially worked in the parliament of the
Trust Territory of Somaliland as an MP (''Deputato'') for the northeastern town of
Bosaso. He was also part of a six-member Somali Youth League delegation who made an appeal for early independence before the Four-Power Commission.
On 1 July 1960,
Somalia's independence day, the Somali National Assembly headed by Yusuf approved the act of union, joining the Trust Territory of Somaliland (former Italian Somaliland) with the former
British Somaliland
British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate ( so, Dhulka Maxmiyada Soomaalida ee Biritishka), was a British Empire, British protectorate in present-day Somaliland. During its existence, the territory was bordered by Italian Soma ...
protectorate. This established the
Somali Republic, and Yusuf was appointed the first President of the Somali National Assembly. He was succeeded in office by
Jama Abdullahi Qalib
Jama Abdullahi Qalib ( so, Jaamac cabdullahi qaalib, 1930–2015) was a Somali politician who was a senior member of the Somali Youth League, and served as speaker of the Somali Parliament during the Somali Republic's early civilian administra ...
.
From mid-July 1960 to mid-1966, Yusuf was elected a Vice-President of the
Somali National Assembly, where he worked alongside Ahmed Gumanc.
[Foreign Broadcast Information Service, ''Daily report: People's Republic of China'', Issues 192-214, (Distributed by National Technical Information Service: 1968), p.68.]
Yusuf was subsequently appointed Minister of Health and Labour in 1966. He formed a key part of the
Somali Republic's early civilian administration.
[Europa Publications Limited, ''The Middle East and North Africa'', Volume 13, (Europa Publications.: 1966), p.570.]
After a long career in Somali politics, Yusuf eventually retired to
Cairo
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,
Egypt
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. He died there on 2 January 1984, at the age of 72.
See also
*
Yasin Haji Osman Sharmarke
Yasin Haji Osman Sharmarke ( so, Yaasiin Haaji 'Ismaan Shirmarke, ar, ياسين الحاج عثمان شارماركي) was a Somali political figure and activist.
History
He was the leader and founder of the Somali Youth League (SYL), So ...
*
Aden Abdulle Osman
Aden Abdulle Osman Daar ( so, Aadan Cabdulle Cismaan Dacar, ar, آدم عبد الله عثمان دعر) (December 9, 1908 – June 8, 2007), popularly known as Aden Adde, was a Somali politician who served as the first president of the S ...
*
Abdirizak Haji Hussein
Abdirizak Haji Hussein ( so, Cabdirisaaq Xaaji Xuseen; ar, عبد الرزاق حاجي حسين; 24 December 192431 January 2014) was a Somali diplomat and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 14 June 1964 to 15 Ju ...
*
Abdulrahim Abby Farah
Abdulrahim Abby Farah ( so, Cabdiraxiim Caabbi Faarax, ar, عبد الرحيم آبي فرح; October 22, 1919 – May 14, 2018) was a Welsh-born Somali diplomat and politician. He was Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations 1979-1990. He ...
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1912 births
1984 deaths
Ethnic Somali people
Government ministers of Somalia
Speakers of the Parliament of Somalia
Somali Youth League politicians
Somalian expatriates in Egypt