The Most Famous
LAWYERS from Somalia
This page contains a list of the greatest Somali Lawyers. The pantheon dataset contains 136 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 (b. 1948)
With an HPI of 49.39, Abdulqawi Yusuf is the most famous Somali Lawyer. His biography has been translated into 17 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.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Somali lawyers born between 1948 and 1948. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Somali lawyers include Abdulqawi Yusuf.
