Abdirizak Haji Hussein

Abdirizak Haji Hussein عبد الرزاق حاجي حسين
Official portrait, c. 1964
3rd Prime Minister of Somalia
In office 14 June 1964 – 15 July 1967
President	Aden Adde
Preceded by	Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
Succeeded by	Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
Minister of Interior
In office 22 July 1960 – 19 November 1962
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Mohamud Abdi Nur
Minister of Public Works and Communications
In office 19 November 1962 – 14 June 1964
Preceded by	Abdi Nur Mohamed Hussein
Succeeded by	Abdulle Mohamud Mohamed
Personal details
Born	(1924-12-24)24 December 1924 Galkayo, Italian Somalia (now Somalia)
Died	31 January 2014(2014-01-31) (aged 89) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Somali Youth League

Abdirizak Haji Hussein (Somali: Cabdirisaaq Xaaji Xuseen; Arabic: عبد الرزاق حاجي حسين‎; 24 December 1924 – 31 January 2014) was a Somali diplomat and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 14 June 1964 to 15 July 1967.^[1]

Hussein was an early member of the Somali Youth League (SYL) and came to play a leading role in the administration of the newly formed independent Somali Republic in the 1960s. After the 1969 Somali coup d'état that overthrew the civilian government, he was ordered imprisoned by the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC). Hussein was later freed and served as the ambassador to the United Nations for the Somali Democratic Republic during the 1970s.