Herei Gassim Wehelie

Herei Gassim Wehelie (Somali: Xiireey Qaasim Weheliye) (1929 – November 11, 2012), was a Somali politician and prominent businessman. He was the founder and the owner of Bail Detergent Factory in Mogadishu, a company that manufactured and distributed laundry detergent and was the only business of its kind in Somalia at the time. In addition to his outstanding business achievement, Herei Gassim was a well-known figure in Somalia's politics. He served as governor and district commissioner in several provinces in Somalia in the 1960s[1] and also served as the Minister of Housing and Urban Development in the self-proclaimed government of Mohamed Farrah Aidid 1995–1996[2]

Herei Gassim Wehelie
Native name
حيري قاسم وهلي
Born1929 (1929)
Mogadishu, Somalia
DiedNovember 11, 2012(2012-11-11) (aged 82–83)
Mogadishu
OccupationBusinessman and politician
Period1929–2012

Early years

Herei was born in Mogadishu, Italian Somaliland in 1929 to a Murusade, Abdalla Sabdi family. He was educated in Switzerland and the United States in the 1950s. Herei graduated from University of Geneva (Université de Genève) in Geneva, Switzerland, with a degree in Politics and Public Administration in 1956. In the same year, he went to the United States where he pursued post-graduate education in the Industrialization of Developing Countries[1]

References
  1. "Ganacsade Xiirey Qaasim Weheliye oo maanta ku Geeiyooday Magaalada Muqdisho". Radiomuqdisho (in Somali). November 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  2. "Xasuus Golahii Dowladii Salbalaar-Waagacusub Tv". Waagacusub (in Somali). May 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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