Abdoulkader Waberi Askar[a] (1931 – 10 February 1993) was a Djiboutian politician who served as president of the National Assembly from 1979 until his death in 1993.

[2] Askar was active in politics, being a strong advocate of Djiboutian independence from France, of which Djibouti was then an overseas territory.

[5] Two years after Djiboutian independence, Askar, a member of the new National Assembly, was elected president of the legislature to succeed Saad Warsama Dirie, in May 1979.

[2][6] He was regularly re-elected the president of the legislature and his service in the position ended up spanning 14 years.

[7][8] After his death, the government announced a three-day mourning period, during which all political demonstrations and sporting and cultural events were prohibited.