Hassan Dahir Afqurac (English Hassan Dahir Mohamoud Af-Kurac, Arabic حسن طاهر محمود افقرع, Somali Xasan Daahir Maxamuud Af-Qurac) is a Somali politician who was the Vice President of Puntland from January 2005 to January 2009.
[1][2] Afqurac is a Somali, and is from the Naleye Ahmed sub-sublineage of the Mohamoud Garad branch of the Dhulbahante clan.
[5] Since the founding of Puntland, the previous vice-president had been Mohamed Abdi Hashi, a member of the Qayaad branch of the Dhulbahante minority.
[9] Regarding this incident, Vice President Afqurac accused the residents of Mogadishu of colluding with Somaliland.
[13] In November 2008, Vice President Afqurac attended the inauguration ceremony of the Chief of the Darod clan in Qardho.
[17] On January 21, 2013, The former vice president of Puntland, Hassan Dahir Mohamud AfQurac, died in a hospital in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.
The death of Hassan Dahir was condoled by the highest leaders of Puntland such as President Abdirahman Faroole, his vice president Gen. Abdisamed Ali Shire and the Speak of the House of Representatives Abdirashid Mohamed Hirsi.