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Mohamed Farrah Aidid

1934 - 1996

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Mohamed Farrah Hasan Garad (Somali: Maxamed Faarax Xasan Garaad, 'Caydiid Garaad' ; Arabic: محمد فرح حسن عيديد; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996), popularly known as General Aidid or Aideed, was a Somali military officer, diplomat, and warlord. Educated in both Rome and Moscow, he began his career during the 1950s serving as a police chief in the Italian ruled United Nations trusteeship security forces. Following Somalia's independence in 1960, Aidid became an officer in the Somali National Army. He eventually rose to the rank of Brigadier general and commanded military forces during the 1977–78 Ogaden War and the 1982–83 Border War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohamed Farrah Aidid is the 5,072nd most popular politician (down from 3,614th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Somali Politician.

Mohamed Farrah Aidid is most famous for being the Somali warlord who led the Somali National Alliance in the Somali Civil War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mohamed Farrah Aidid ranks 5,072 out of 19,576. Before him are Stephanus of Byzantium, Hormizd III, Kunigunde of Austria, Kamal Jumblatt, Vishvamitra, and Sancho II of Pamplona. After him are Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden, Al-Muttaqi, Ashur-uballit I, Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia, Mamnoon Hussain, and King You of Zhou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Mohamed Farrah Aidid ranks 89. Before him are Marshall Rosenberg, Bingu wa Mutharika, Dave Mackay, Cláudio Hummes, Eduard Khil, and Nirmala Joshi. After him are Ingvar Carlsson, Otar Iosseliani, Marty Feldman, Leonid Rogozov, Georges Wolinski, and Édith Cresson. Among people deceased in 1996, Mohamed Farrah Aidid ranks 62. Before him are Piet Hein, Georges Duby, Victor Ambartsumian, Obdulio Varela, Pat Brown, and Rafael Kubelík. After him are Mieczysław Weinberg, Leonor Fini, Walter M. Miller Jr., María Casares, Brigitte Helm, and Lucio Fulci.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Mohamed Farrah Aidid ranks 9 out of 58. Before him are Aden Adde (1908), Abdirashid Shermarke (1919), Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (1856), Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (1962), Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1936), and Waris Dirie (1965). After him are Iman (1955), Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916), Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934), Muse Bihi Abdi (1948), and Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Somalia

Among politicians born in Somalia, Mohamed Farrah Aidid ranks 7. Before him are Siad Barre (1919), Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (1955), Aden Adde (1908), Abdirashid Shermarke (1919), Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (1962), and Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1936). After him are Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916), Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934), Muse Bihi Abdi (1948), Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912), and Nur Hassan Hussein (1937).

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