Ahmed Sheikh Jama

Ahmed Sheikh Jama
أحمد الشيخ جاما
Minister of Information of Puntland
In office
January 2009 – January 2014
Personal details
BornPuntland, Somalia
Died9 July 2014
Garowe, Somalia

Ahmed Sheikh Jama (Somali: Axmed Sheekh Jaamac, Arabic: أحمد الشيخ جاما) was a Somali academic, writer, poet and politician. From 2009 to 2014, he served as the Minister of Information of Puntland under the Abdirahman Farole administration. Jama died on 9 July 2014 in Garowe after falling ill. Farole eulogized the late leader as a legendary poet, a role model for Puntland residents, and a patriot who devoted his life to public service.[1]

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  1. ^ "Somalia: Farole pays tribute to former Puntland Information Minister". Garowe Online. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.