Saado Ali Warsame
Saado Ali Warsame سعدو كالي ارسام | |
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| Member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia | |
| In office 20 August 2012 – 23 July 2014 | |
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| Born | 1950 Sool, Somalia |
| Died | 23 July 2014 Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
Saado Ali Warsame (Somali: Saado Cali Warsame, Arabic: سادو علي ورسمه; 1950 – 23 July 2014) was a Somali singer-songwriter and politician. She served as a member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia from August 2012 until her assassination.
Death
On 23 July 2014, Warsame and her driver were shot to death by unknown assailants in Mogadishu as she was driving to the hotel.[1] Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.[2][3]
Saado Ali Warsame Media
Saado Ali Warsame performing at a Somali community event organized in her honour (2011).
Abdulkadir Ali, former President of the Somali American Chamber of Commerce, speaking at an event in commemoration of Saado Ali Warsame.
Fellow Somalis Hodan Nalayeh and Hassan Abdillahi honouring Saado Ali Warsame at an SRAP event in Toronto (2011).
References
- ↑ Somali lawmaker shot dead in drive-by shooting. 23 July 2014. http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somali-lawmaker-shot-dead-in-drive-by-shooting_printer.shtml. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Somalia: MP murder sparks widespread condemnation. 23 July 2014. http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-MP-murder-sparks-widespread-condemnation_printer.shtml. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ United States Condemns the Killing of Somali MP Saado Ali Warsame in Mogadishu. 23 July 2014. http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Press_Releases_32/United-States-Condemns-the-Killing-of-Somali-MP-Saado-Ali-Warsame-in-Mogadishu_printer.shtml. Retrieved 23 July 2014.