The Most Famous
LAWYERS from Somalia
This page contains a list of the greatest Somali Lawyers. The pantheon dataset contains 68 Lawyers, 1 of which were born in Somalia. This makes Somalia the birth place of the 23rd most number of Lawyers behind Japan and South Africa.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Somali Lawyers of all time. This list of famous Somali Lawyers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Abdulqawi Yusuf (1948 - )
With an HPI of 46.46, Abdulqawi Yusuf is the most famous Somali Lawyer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Somali: Cabdulqaawi Axmed Yuusuf) is a Somali lawyer and judge serving on the International Court of Justice since 2009. He served as the court's president from 2018 to 2021.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as lawyers born between 1948 and 1948. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living lawyers include Abdulqawi Yusuf. As of April 2022, 1 new lawyers have been added to Pantheon including Abdulqawi Yusuf.
