Ismail Gamadiid, politician
Ismail Diriye Gamadiid ‑ a Somali Puntlander politician – succumbed to Covid-19-related complications on May 25, 2020.
He was serving as Puntland's Minister of Agriculture, the Environment, and Climate Change at the time of his death in May 2020 from COVID-19.
Gamadiid contracted COVID-19 in Puntland, which has been heavily impacted during the pandemic. He was transferred to a hospital in Mogadishu for treatment, where he remained hospitalized for several weeks.
Ismail Gamadiid death from COVID-19 at a Mogadishu hospital was confirmed on May 25, 2020. The government of Puntland issued a statement on Facebook stating, "We have lost the minister of environment and agriculture Ismail Gamadiid may his soul rest in peace," while President of Puntland Said Abdu...