Dr Mohamed Adan Sheikh; First Somali surgeon and first Somali head of a Hospital post-colonialism

[Ben Dover]

Generally, this commemoration of him is beyond one single thing. According to the BBC article, he was and we the first Somali surgeon and we have seen that from the writings and remembrance of others including his significant achievements for the Somali people.

According to Ambassador Ahmed Abdi Hasharo (Dhulbahante), former Somali Ambassador to the UN and Chief Advisor to President Hassan Sheikh, among Dr Mohamed Adan Sheikh's achievements was;

-Coming up with, designing, building, and inaugurating the Somali National University so Somalis can have strong higher education at in the country
-Was the force behind the Revolution to immediately reconvene the Language commissions to choose a script for Somali
-The first Somali dictionary
-Coming up with the Somali Academy of Science and Culture
-The first Somali Studies Conference
-The first Pan-African Film Festival held in Mogadishu
etc etc etc

On both accounts the facts are totally the opposite. The first Somali Surgeon is Dr Ali Sh. Ibrahim also known as Dr Ali Qadi. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh and became the head of Hargeisa Group Hospital in June 1960. He talks about his life on the show "Xasuus Reeb" on Horn Cable TV:

The one person that can be said to be the founder of Somali Studies although many scholars participated is Professor Hussein M. Adam "Tanzania". You can view the video that celebrates his life:

I rather enjoyed the first minute of the video where Professor Said Samatar canonizes the phrase "being an Afweyne" as being a dictatorial, brutal and shameless.

The list gets longer

Has this Boon no shame? Literally every single post of his is a lie that gets busted within minutes of him posting.

[Adali]

The Somalilanders raised their children to be this hateful of Marehan, while Marehan have remained the same, this tells you who was the former ruler and the former slave. Even hating on a Children Hospital, how idiotic smfh !

[cheifaqilbari]

this man was the mind behind the stupid dictator faaqash siyaad bare. all the millions somalis dead he is responsblie . his family member can try to hide his ugly past but its very clear. the best thing i can about him he is dead his children are qaxoonti and he humilited in this life and next.

[Sauron]

this voltage guy has no shame lool

[weydamal]

Maxamed Aadan Sheekh , ahun, was a great Somali patriot who did so much for his country and his people. It's sad that the boon iiddoor cretins ,for whose children he bequeathed a hospital, are showing their hate, as usual, for a distinguished Somali , the likes of whom cannot be found among their ranks.

Eebbow gob baan ahay, guni rifaysa.

Raximahulaah Al Mujaahid Seyyid Maxamed Cabdille Xassan.

[Voltage]

BBC Somali says he was the first credentialed Somali surgeon and the first Somali director of Hospitals Martini and Digfeer, Somalia's two largest hospitals then.

Macallin buu noqday ayada oo dalka Talyaaniga waxabarasho oo u aaday horrantii 1950dii.
wuxuu jaamicadda Rome ka bartay Dhaqtarnimo asaga oo dalka ku soo noqday 1963, noqdayna dhaqtarkii ugu horreyey oo Soomaali ah oo dadka qala (First Somali Surgeon) asaga oo ka shaqeyeynjiray Isbitaal Martini & Digfer

http://www.bbc.com/somali/mobile/war/20 ... eikh.shtml

[paperino]

BBC Somali says he was the first credentialed Somali surgeon and the first Somali director of Hospitals Martini and Digfeer, Somalia's two largest hospitals then.

Macallin buu noqday ayada oo dalka Talyaaniga waxabarasho oo u aaday horrantii 1950dii.
wuxuu jaamicadda Rome ka bartay Dhaqtarnimo asaga oo dalka ku soo noqday 1963, noqdayna dhaqtarkii ugu horreyey oo Soomaali ah oo dadka qala (First Somali Surgeon) asaga oo ka shaqeyeynjiray Isbitaal Martini & Digfer

http://www.bbc.com/somali/mobile/war/20 ... eikh.shtml

This proof isn't gonna make happy those claiming otherwise.