The Grand Sultan of Somaliland, Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdikadir, passed away in Hargeisa on Friday evening and he has been laid to rest on Saturday. Many Somali leaders have extended their condolences to his family and Somali communities. The Sultan served as the Grand Sultan of the country for 46 years.
The Grand Sultan of Somaliland, Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdikadir passed away in Hargeisa on Friday evening where eventually he was laid to rest on Saturday. Neither the government nor family has disclosed the cause of his death.
Thousands of people including government officials and Political parties have attended his burial to say good bye for their last moment to see his body. Most of the Somali political and traditional figures have extended their condolence to the Family and Somali community for the loss of their loved one. Somaliland President Muse Bihi described him as a key pillar for the peace and Somaliland’s statehood.
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, the Somalia President also described him as a key figure that will be missed by the Somali traditional leaders.
Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdikadir served as a Sultan for the past 46 years. He is also remembered in Somaliland’s peace and reconciliation conferences. This began in 1991 when the Somali National Movement (SNM) took control of the north-western region of Somalia and announced Somaliland’s independence at the Grand Conference in Burao, which all of Somaliland’s traditional clan leaders attended.
During Somaliland’s inter-clan conflicts in the early 1990s, which mostly affected Berbera, Burao and Hargeisa, Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdikadir spearheaded peace conferences between the warring parties.
On the other side, Daud Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdul Kadir has been inaugurated as the new Sultan. Daud is the eldest son of Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdikadir and now he will lead the Sultanate.
Breaking: Daud Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdul Kadir has been inaugurated as the new Grand Sultan of Somaliland. He is the eldest son of late Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdikadir.
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