MOGADISHU, Somalia – The physique of the minister for girls and human rights of Somalia was laid to relaxation at a funeral procession in Mogadishu, a day after she died at 59.
Members of the federal government, together with PM Hamza Abdi Barre attended the state funeral for Khadija Mohamed Diriye, who handed away in Djibouti on Wednesday after a sudden sickness.
Earlier than the burial, an Imam led mourners in prayer for the deceased at Aden Abdulle Worldwide Airport, the place the aircraft carrying the physique in a flag-draped coffin landed.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh and different high authorities officers despatched their heartfelt condolences to the household of Diriye, who was the longest-serving official in Somalia.
She joined politics in 2000 and served efficiently in six governments as MP and minister. Many described her as a stateswoman, who devoted most of her life for the general public service.
