OMAR ABDIRASHID ALI SHARMARKE


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The best way to overcome terrorism and piracy is to fill the vacuum in which they thrive, namely the absence of state authority and government capacity.
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At the time Solali was a failed state and he was prime minister in name only and his government controlled a small piece of the country. Warlords, pirates, strongmen, all controlled the rest of the area that used to be Somali.

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Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
  • Born: June 18, 1960
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Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (pronunciation (help·info); Somali: Cumar Sharmaarke, Arabic: عمر شرماركي‎), popularly known as Omar Sharmarke, is a Somali diplomat and politician. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Prime Minister of Somalia. He subsequently briefly served as Somalia's Ambassador to the United States in 2014. In December 2014, Sharmarke was reappointed Prime Minister of Somalia. His term ended on 1 March 2017, and he was replaced by Hassan Ali Khaire.