Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein مختار محمد حسين | |
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Hussein in the 1960s | |
| President of Somalia | |
| In office 15 October 1969 – 21 October 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal |
| Preceded by | Abdirashid Ali Shermarke |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Siad Barre |
| Speaker of the National Assembly of Somalia | |
| In office July 1965 – March 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Abdulqadir Aden Zoobe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1912 Huddur, Italian Somaliland |
| Died | 12 June 2012 (aged 99–100) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Political party | Somali Youth League (SYL) |
| Spouse(s) | Baar Ismaan and Fadumo Meyre |
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (Somali: Sheekh Mukhtaar Maxamed Xuseen, Arabic: الشيخ محمد حسين مختار; 1912 – 12 June 2012) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia, and briefly an Acting President of Somalia in 1969.