Mahamed Abdiqadir

Mahamed Abdiqadir (Somali: Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Cabdiqaadir, Arabic: محمد بن عبدالقادر بن عبدالله; 1948 – 12 February 2021) was the eighth Grand Sultan of the Isaaq Sultanate.

[1][2][3] Sultan Mahamed Abdiqadir was born in 1948 in Hargeisa, British Somaliland.

[4] Mahamed Abdiqadir died on 12 February 2021 in Hargeisa, due to an illness he was suffering from for months.

A state funeral was held and was attended by the President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi and the chairmen of the two opposition parties in the country, as well as high officials and ordinary citizens.

[5][6] The head of the UK's liaison in Somaliland was also among the dignitaries to pay his respects to the late sultan.