Ali Sugule Egal
Ali Sugulle Egal علي سوغلي عيقال | |
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| Born | 1936 Hargeisa, British Somaliland |
| Died | 12 January 2016 Abu Dhabi then buried in Hargeisa, Somaliland |
Sugule (Somali: Cali Sugulle Cigaal, Ali Sugule Egal, Arabic: علي سوغلي عيقال) was a Somali poet. Sugulle is considered to be one of the greatest composers, poets and playwrights of the Somali language.
Overview
Sugulle was born in 1936 in Hargeisa in former British Somaliland (now Somaliland) to an Isaaq family from the Habar Yoonis subclan.[1] Sugule was against the Siad Barre regime who ruled Somalia from 1969 to 1991, that used the method "kill all but the crows" in Somaliland [2] Sugulle wrote numerous plays, poems and songs against dictator Siad Barre that led to his imprisonment for several years.[1]
Sugulle died at the age of 80 in Abu Dhabi on 12 January 2016 and was later buried in his hometown of Hargeisa Somaliland.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Tributes to Somali composer Ali Sugulle Egal who dies aged 80". BBC News. 12 January 2016.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Somaliland: Kill All but the Crows (Part I) | People & Power. YouTube.