The Most Famous

ECONOMISTS from Somalia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Somali Economists. The pantheon dataset contains 414 Economists, 1 of which were born in Somalia. This makes Somalia the birth place of the 53rd most number of Economists behind Serbia, and South Korea.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Somali Economists of all time. This list of famous Somali Economists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Abdi Farah Shirdon (b. 1958)

With an HPI of 46.85, Abdi Farah Shirdon is the most famous Somali Economist.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Abdi Farah Shirdon (Somali: Cabdi Faarax Shirdoon; Arabic: عبدي فارح شردون; born 1958) is a Somali businessman, economist and politician. He served as the prime minister of Somalia between October 2012 and December 2013. Shirdon is credited with having overseen significant development in social services and the national budget, as well as improving local security.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Somali economists born between 1958 and 1958. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Somali economists include Abdi Farah Shirdon.

Living Somali Economists

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