Dr. Mire Hagi Farah Yusuf (1962 - 12 October 2006) was a Somali

Somalia

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 politician. He was born in Qandala

Qandala

Qandala is an ancient Port city in the Puntland region of Somalia, 75 kilometres east of Bosaso City, 549 kilometres south of Aden, and 475 kilometres west of Socotra.-History:...

, and educated at Somali Polytechnical School, Mogadisho, and in the USA, where he studied economics

Economics

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 and political science

Political science

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. He returned to Somalia to serve his country, and was nominated to be Mayor

Mayor

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 of Kismayo in early 1996, a position which he served in until 2000. He married Khadra Yusur and in 1998 they had a son named Farah and in 2003 they had a daughter named Anisa. He was among the delegates that participated the Somali peace conference in Arta

Arta, Djibouti

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, Djibouti

Djibouti

Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...

, and became member of the newly formed Somalian cabinet. He served as Minister of State for Fishing and Sea resources. In 2004, he again became member of the transitional government's parliament and cabinet, and he was the Finance Minister in Somalia's federal government.