Hawadle Madar


Muhammad Hawadle Madar, also known as Hawadle Madar was the Prime Minister of Somalia from September 3, 1990, to January 24, 1991. A former member of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party, he was in office in the period leading up to the outbreak of the Somali Civil War. He is a member of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan.

Biography

Madar was born in 1939 in the northwestern town of Hargeisa, then a part of British Somaliland. For his Post-secondary education, Madar studied in USSR, where he received a B.Sc. in engineering.
Madar held several ministerial portfolios during the Somali Democratic Republic.
Between 1975 and 1981, Madar served as minister of Public works,
Followed by a position as the minister of Communication and Post from 1981 to 1983. He also served as a minister of Planning.
Madar headed the economy committee of the People's Assembly. Then he elected as deputy speaker of the People's Assembly.
On 3 September 1990, Madar appointed as Prime Minister of Somalia, a position he held until 24 January 1991, when he was replaced by Umar Arteh Ghalib.

Death

Madar died in London, UK, in 2005, and buried in Hargeisa.