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Abdulrahim Abby Farah
Abdulrahim Abby Farah (Somali: Cabdiraxiim Caabbi Faarax, Arabic: عبد الرحيم آبي فرح; 22 October 1919 – 14 May 2018) was a Welsh-born Somali diplomat and politician.
He was Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations 1979-1990.
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He served as the Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations, and as the Ambassador of Somalia to Ethiopia.[1] He was the Chairperson of the PaSAGO non-governmental organization. He hailed from the Rer Wa’ays subdivision of the Isamusa subclan of the Isaaq.
Personal life
Farah was born on 22 October 1919, in Barry, Wales, and came from the Isa Musa subclan of the Isaaq.[2][3] His father Abby Farah, was a Somali entrepreneur and sailor, who was awarded an MBE for his community service to sailors in war time.[4] His mother, Hilda Anderson, ran a boarding house.
Racial tensions in South East Wales were high at the time, following on from the Cardiff Race Riots in June 1919