Osman Yusuf Kenadid was a Somali poet, writer, teacher and ruler. Born in Ceel Huur in 1889, he went on to create the Osmanya alphabet for writing Somali. He died on 31 August 1972 in Mogadishu.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1972 · aged 83
Written about in
8 languages
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