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Hussein Farrah Aidid

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Hussein Mohamed Farrah Aidid (Somali: Xuseen Maxamed Faarax Caydiid, Arabic: حسين محمد فارح عيديد) (born August 16, 1962) is the son of General Mohamed Farrah Aidid. His father was leader of the Somali National Alliance (SNA), the faction that fought UNOSOM II and US forces during 1993. Farrah is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served during Desert Storm, serving in the US military from 1987–1995. For two weeks he served as a translator for the UNITAF forces commander in Somalia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hussein Farrah Aidid is the 17,757th most popular politician (down from 16,853rd in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 28th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Somali Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hussein Farrah Aidid ranks 17,757 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas McKean, Daniel Elena, Bharrat Jagdeo, Abraham Beame, Zilya Valeeva, and Irina Vlah. After him are Larry Craig, Péter Márki-Zay, Dennis Skinner, Irakli Okruashvili, James Abourezk, and Arlen Specter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Hussein Farrah Aidid ranks 584. Before him are Eric Allan Kramer, Mirsad Baljić, Marioara Popescu, Trinidad Jiménez, Redžep Redžepovski, and Anna Burns. After him are Bruno Todeschini, Melissa Rosenberg, Miki Itō, Rodica Arba, Vincenzo Maenza, and Viorica Ioja.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Hussein Farrah Aidid ranks 38 out of 58. Before him are Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952), Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), Fartuun Adan (1969), Edna Adan Ismail (1937), and Hamza Abdi Barre (1972). After him are Mo Farah (1983), Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924), Hassan Abshir Farah (1945), Abdi Bile (1962), K'naan (1978), and Faiza Jama Mohamed (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In Somalia

Among politicians born in Somalia, Hussein Farrah Aidid ranks 29. Before him are Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (1958), Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952), Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), Edna Adan Ismail (1937), and Hamza Abdi Barre (1972). After him are Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924), Hassan Abshir Farah (1945), Ilhan Omar (1982), and Asha Haji Elmi (1962).

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