Dusmareb

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Dusamareb Dhusamareeb (in Somali) دسمريب (in Arabic)
City
Nickname:  Dar Dheer
Dusamareb Location within Somalia Show map of Somalia Dusamareb Location within the Horn of Africa Show map of Horn of Africa Dusamareb Location within Africa Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 5°32′06″N 46°23′10″E / 5.53500°N 46.38611°E / 5.53500; 46.38611
Country	Somalia
State	Galmudug
Region	Galguduud
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council-Commission
• Mayor	Abdirahman Ali Mohamed (Geeda qorow)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Dusmareb (Somali: Dhuusamareeb, Arabic: دسمريب, Italian: Dusa Mareb) is the capital of Galmudug state in central Somalia. The city also serves as the administrative capital of the Galguduud province.

Historically, the city was known as Daar Dheer or simply Dardher but later in time the city's name changed to Dusamareb also spelled Dhusamareb.^[1]

As of 2016 the broader Dusmareb District had a population of 390,407 inhabitants.^[2] The city's population is from the Hiraab, Habar Gidir of Hawiye sub-clan.

There are many universities located across the city, the most prominent one being Dusmareb University which provides undergraduate degrees.^[3]

• Dr. Abdiqasim Salad Hassan - 5th President of Somalia
• Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas - 15th Prime Minister of Somalia and Former President of Puntland
• Abdi Farah Shirdon – 16th Prime Minister of Somalia
• Ahmed Abdisalam Adan - Former Deputy of Prime Minister of Somalia
• Sheikh Mohamed Shakir - Former Chief Minister of Galmudug
• Magool - Famous Somali singer
• Hassan Dahir Aweys - Former Somali Military colonel and Former leader of Hizbul Islam
• Aden Hashi Farah Aero - Former Leader of Al-Shabaab
• Mahad Mohamed Salad - Somali senator and Former Minister of Presidential Affairs.
• Abdulkadir Hersi Siyad (Yamyam) - Poet and playwright
• Shire Jama Ahmed - Somali Linguist

• Dusmareb: Somalia
• Radio Dusmareb, Radio and online News site

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