Influential People in Somalia
Discover the most influential people from Somalia
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Ex-PM & Presidential Candidate
Said Abdullahi Deni
President of Puntland
Sheikh Abdiweli Sheikh Ibrahim
Religious Leader
Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Salad
Islamic Scholar
Sheikh Mohamud Ahmed Nur
Grand Mufti Somalia
Yasmina Khadra
Novelist (Algeria-Somalia)
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Author & Activist
K'naan
Rapper & Global Star
Nuruddin Farah
Novelist & Neustadt Prize Winner
Prof. Ahmed Ismail Samatar
Professor Macalester College
Rageh Omaar
BBC Correspondent
Abdi Bile
1500m World Champion
Abdisalam Ibrahim
Ex-Ocean Stars Captain
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Ex-PM & Presidential Candidate
Abdourahman Waberi
Novelist (Djibouti-Somalia)
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im
Professor Emory University
Abdullahi Sheikh Mohamed
Ocean Stars Goalkeeper
Abshir Omar Huruse
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ali Haji Adam
Minister of Health
Amina Hagi Elmi
Artist
Bihi Iman Egeh
Minister of Finance
Cabdi Miskiin†
Playwright
Cabdi Muxumed Amiin†
Poet
Cabdullaahi Qarshe†
Composer National Anthem