President Muse Bihi Abdi attended the funeral of the late Omar Arte Qalib, a former Prime Minister of Somalia.
Arte was laid to rest on Thursday, November 19.
Several top government ministers, officials, and politicians accompanied President Bihi.
While addressing mourners, Bihi described Arte as a politician of great integrity whose contributions in politics made Somalia and Somaliland better.
He commended the deceased for standing up to President Siad Barre, a dictator who brought great misfortune to Somalis.
Bihi took mourners through a recap of some of Arte’s finest achievements as a leader.