Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has mourned the death of Professor Ali Khalif Galaydh, a former Prime Minister of Somalia.
Galaydh passed away in Jigjiga, the administrative capital of Ethiopia’s Somali.
Reports from Jigjiga indicate that the Professor Galaydh died of COVID-19 complications.
The 79-year old Galaydh had served as the Prime Minister of Somalia between October 8, 2000 and October 28, 2001.
ONLF praised Professor Galaydh as a “prominent educator” and “political figure” who played a crucial role in advancing the causes of Somalis.
The group agitates for the self-determination rights of all Somalis in Ogaden.