Ismail Mahmoud Hurre (Buubaa) (; ( – 5 April 2023) was a Somali politician who served as

foreign minister In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...

of the

Transitional Federal Government The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) (, , ) was internationally recognized as a provisional government of the Somalia from 14 October 2004 until 20 August 2012. It was established in Nairobi, Kenya, following the Transitional National Govern ...

from mid-2006 to early 2007. He was appointed to that position on 21 August 2006. He previously served as foreign minister from 2000 to 2002, during the beginning of the transitional government. Buuba was born in

Hargeisa Hargeisa ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland, a ''List of states with limited recognition, de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still considered internationally to be part of Somalia. It is also th ...

and spent the first four years of his life in the Aware region of

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

. He received his primary education in Borama. After completing high school, he received a scholarship to study in the United States, where he completed his first and second-level studies at the university. After completing his studies, Ismail Mahmoud Hurre became a teacher and worked in schools in the country and at

King Abdulaziz University King Abdulaziz University (KAU) () is a public research university in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1967 as a private university by a group of businessmen led by Muhammad Bakhashab and including author Hamza Bogary, it was named after ...

. He also worked for a while in the

Arab League The Arab League (, ' ), officially the League of Arab States (, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt, Kingdom of Iraq, ...

. Hurry died on 5 April 2023, at the age of 80.Senior politician Dr. Ismail Mohamud Hurre Buba passes away in Turkey
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1940s births Year of birth missing 2023 deaths Ministers of foreign affairs of Somalia Academic staff of King Abdulaziz University {{Somalia-politician-stub