Khadija Mohamed Diriye who, until her demise, was a member of Somalia’s cabinet was a prominent figure in Somalia and beyond due to her long-standing efforts to bring peace in the Horn of Africa country.
Diriye reportedly passed shortly after being admitted due to an unexplained medical emergency according to the hospital officials.
Hassan Sheikh Ahmed who is the president of Somalia mourned her as a “dilligent officer who worked hard to ensure the collective vision of his government was implemented.”
Tributes have continued to trickle in from across the world many mourning her as a pragmatic politician who put the interest of the nation before hers.
Abdirahman Yussuf Al-Adala, says that at the time of death, Mrs. Diriye was attending the annual Heritage meeting in Djibouti in the company of among others, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre.
Mr. Al-Adala who is the Deputy Minister for information further clarified that Mrs. Diriye had been admitted to the hospital following a medical emergency where a minor surgery was performed on her.
“Unfortunately, she never woke up from the coma”, clarified Mr. Al-Adala.
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