(credit: twitter.com/SomaliainUSA)   Former Somali ambassador to the United States Abdikarim Ali Omar

By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES

Former Somali ambassador to the United States Abdikarim Ali Omar has died in the United States of America at the age of 70.  Omar died Jan. 20, 2021 in the U.S. state of Ohio of natural causes, according to his family.  Omar was the last Somali ambassador to the United States before the fall of the government and civil war in 1991.

 “We offer our deep heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Amb Abdikarim Ali who was Somalia’s Ambassador to the USA. He was an astute diplomat with an enormous diplomatic experiences. May Allah grants him Jannah”

-Embassy of Somalia-USA

We offer our deep heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Amb Abdikarim Ali who was #Somalia’s Ambassador to the USA. He was an astute diplomat with an enormous diplomatic experiences. May Allah grants him Jannah. #Amin pic.twitter.com/3Dq5MQHNoU

— Embassy of Somalia-USA 🇸🇴 (@SomaliainUSA) January 20, 2021

Abdikarim was served Somalia ambassador to US IN 1989 during former Somali President Mohamed  Siad Barre’s administration. Prior his post in Somali embassy in Washington, Omar headed Somalia’s embassy in Canada.  Omar was married to Deka Mohamed Siad, daughter of former President Barre. The couple have six grown children.