Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

Somalia: Former President Dies in Dubai Hospital

23 March 2012

Dubai — Former Somali president Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed has died this morning at a hospital in Dubai after he has been complaining about illness for several years, officials and colleagues said on Friday.

Relatives confirmed to the death of Mr.Yusuf who has been sick and taken to Dubai for health reasons and he lately died in the hospital on Friday night. Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed was elected as Somali president in 2005 and stepped down in 2009.

Mr. Yusuf has been in exile in Yemen and moved to the United Arab Emirates for health care after he left from office and he was suffering liver illness for long-time.

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