Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan Farah (, ) (died 10 June 2011) was a Somali politician. He served as the Minister of Interior Affairs and National Security in the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.
Biography On 12 November 2010, Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan Farah was appointed Somalia's Minister for Internal Affairs and Security by Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, the nation's new Prime Minister."Somali Premier Unveils New Cabinet" . Garowe Online. 12 November 2010. Part of a leaner, technocratic administration, the Cabinet was widely lauded as a welcome break from previous governments."Somali Prime Minister Unveiled His Cabinet" . Al Shahid. November 12, 2010."Somali lawmakers pass proposed Cabinet", Hiiraan.com, 27 November 2010.
On 10 June 2011, he died at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu from injuries sustained after a suicide bomber had evaded security and entered his home in Mogadishu. The bomber was his teenage niece Haboon Abdulkadir Hersi Qaaf, who had been recruited by the Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab."Somali minister Abdi Shakur Sheikh Hassan 'killed by niece'", BBC News. 10 June 2011.
The office of Prime Minister Mohamed subsequently issued a press release declaring 11 June a national day of mourning in memory of Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan Farah.
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