Your 5 most prominent Somalis in history

[rudy-Diiriye]

1) Ahmed Gurey - first somali fighter against turkey invasion in the 16 century.

2) xawa tako - somalia independence fighter lady which her sacrifice sparked the fight for independence against italy.

3) Abdillahi Majoor - man responsible for somali unity in 1960.

4) Olol - invaded ethiopia in 1935

5) caraweelo --first powerful somali queen! She hated balls though!!

[Clevah]

Lol Ahmed Gurey - first somali fighter against turkey invasion in the 16 century

rudy-Diiriye;979216 wrote:

1) Ahmed Gurey - first somali fighter against turkey invasion in the 16 century.

2) xawa tako - somalia independence fighter lady which her sacrifice sparked the fight for independence against italy.

3) Abdillahi Majoor - man responsible for somali unity in 1960.

4) Olol - invaded ethiopia in 1935

5) caraweelo --first powerful somali queen! She hated balls thought!!

[Wadani]

Safferz;979214 wrote:

Agree with this list, except I'd replace Rageh Omaar with Nuruddin Farah.

Y?

[Classified]

General Duke

Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar

Che-Guevara

Xinfanin

Xaji_Xunjuf

 

[QansaxMeygaag]

1. Ali Khalif Galaydh...

2. Ambassador Amina Jibriil Mohamed

3. Sada Cali Warsame

4. D/H 4

5. D/H 5

6. D/H 6

nth D/H to infinity...

[Alpha Blondy]

Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal - former President of SL

Jamal Ali Hussein - future President of SL

Amina Waris - first lady of SL

Musa Dalaab - Richest monkey

Ali Jamac Haabiil - famous poet

Fatima Sacid - greatest woman in SL

Farax Farco - Horncable Media Empire Owner

Kayse Busharo - Retail Magnate

Shirkada 725 ee Faraska

[Safferz]

Wadani;979229 wrote:

Y?

Because Nuruddin Farah is better known internationally, which is what I took this thread as asking.

[Alpha Blondy]

^ ignore Wadani, inabti.

 

he'd put Faisal Cali Warabe in the list, if he could, ma garatay?

[Tallaabo]

Safferz;979214 wrote:

Agree with this list, except I'd replace Rageh Omaar with Nuruddin Farah.

I did not know whether to put Nuraddin Farah or Rageh Omar at no five as both are internationally known for their work. However, I chose Rageh because I thought his appearance on TV would make a lot more people recognise his face where as Nuraddin would be known more intimately by a more affluent, educated, but smaller audience.

[Safferz]

Tallaabo;979262 wrote:

I did not know whether to put Nuraddin Farah or Rageh Omar at no five as both are internationally known for their work. However, I chose Rageh because I thought his appearance on TV would make a lot more people recognise his face where as Nuraddin would be known more intimately by a more affluent, educated, but smaller audience.

I think Brits have a distorted idea of Rageh Omar's importance and recognizability lol. No one in North America except Somalis would know who he is, and those of us who get BBC don't even see him because we only get the international news-based version.

[Tallaabo]

^ True but then the ordinary man and woman on the streets of New York and Toronto would hardly recognise the faces of such celebrated authors like Amos Oz or Philip Roth.

[Safferz]

Tallaabo;979269 wrote:

^ True but then the ordinary man and woman on the streets of New York and Toronto would hardly recognise the faces of such celebrated authors like Amos Oz or Philip Roth.

Very true, but they're certainly still more prominent than say, Anderson Cooper

[Tallaabo]

^ Surely they are more prominent among your social group but not among those whom television has become their eyes and ears. And there are a lot of them in the West;)

[Safferz]

Point well taken

[Haatu]

QansaxMeygaag;979238 wrote:

1. Ali Khalif Galaydh...

2. Ambassador Amina Jibriil Mohamed

3. Sada Cali Warsame

4. D/H 4

5. D/H 5

6. D/H 6

nth D/H to infinity...

:D as n tends towards infinity, what happens to the level of IQ?