Overview

Mohamed Sheikh Osman () was a prominent Somali politician and Member of

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in the civilian government. He was initially a Colonel heading the CID division in 1960, he later held numerous ministerial positions in the non-civilian regime, including the position of

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

, which he held from 1984 to 1987, and from April 1989 to February 1990. He was also an active member of

Siad Barre Mohammed Siad Barre (, Osmanya script: , ''Muhammad Ziād Barīy''; 6 October 1919 – 2 January 1995) was a Somali military officer, politician, and revolutionary who served as the third president of Somalia from 21 October 1969 to 26 Janu ...

's military regime. He served as Chairman of the Military Safety Court. He later served as Somalia's Minister of Finance. He also general and one of the Supreme Revolutionary Council's twenty-five members His son, Jibril Sheikh Osman, now holds political positions in the Somali government. One such position he has held is a Counselor for the Somali Ambassador for

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 died in December 2005.

References

2005 deaths Finance ministers of Somalia Year of birth missing List of members of the Federal Parliament of Somalia {{Somalia-politician-stub