Hussein Kulmiye Afrah (Somali: Xuseen Kulmiye Afrax, Arabic: أفراح حسين) (1920 – 1993)[1][2] was Vice President of Somalia in the era of Siad Barre between 1972 and 1990.[3] He was also a member of the Supreme Revolutionary Council.

Hussein Kulmiye Afrah
Kulmiye as Brigadier General
7th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia
In office
1 November 1989 – 22 January 1991
PresidentSiad Barre
Preceded byMohamed Ibrahim Liqliiqato
Vice President of Somalia
In office
1972 – January 1990
PresidentSiad Barre
Preceded byMohamed Ainanshe Guled
Succeeded byAhmed Mohamoud Farah
Personal details
Born1920
Afgooye, Lower Shebelle, Italian Somaliland
Died12 April 1993(1993-04-12) (aged 73)
Virginia, United States
Resting placeMogadishu, Somalia
Political partySupreme Revolutionary Council
Alma materCarabinieri Officers’ College in Velletri, Italy
ProfessionStatesman
Police officer
Military officer
Military service
Allegiance Somalia
Branch/service Army
Police
Years of service1975–1979 (Army)
1957–1990 (Police)
Rank Major General

Post Civil War edit

Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, Kulmiye, among other Hawiye officers, was not arrested nor expelled from Mogadishu.[4]

However General Kulmiye was known for his honest straight talk against the USC militias as a clan group incapable of uniting Somalia. Kulmiye did not participate in the civil war in 1991.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Profile of Hussein Kulmiye Afrah
  2. ^ Osman, Abdulahi A.; Souaré, Issaka K. (2007). Somalia at the crossroads: challenges and perspectives in reconstituting a failed state. Adonis & Abbey. p. 98. ISBN 978-1905068593.
  3. ^ The defeat of Siad Barre Archived 2007-10-27 at the Wayback Machine ]
  4. ^ Clan Cleansing in Somalia; The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. Scansom Publishers. 2012. ISBN 978-0-8122-4467-0.
  • Kapteijns, Lidwien (2012). Clan Cleansing in Somalia; The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. Scansom Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8122-4467-0.