Sunday March 19, 2023
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Parliamentarian Mohamud Mohamed Seysey passed away on Friday in Mogadishu after a short illness, according to his family.
Sheikh Adan Madobe, Speaker of Somalia's Lower House, described Seysey as a patriot who spent a large part of his life in government.
"I share the family's, relatives', and the entire Somali nation's grief and pain over the death of MP Mohamud Mohamed Seysey, who died late last night in Mogadishu," Sheikh Adan Madobe said in a statement.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud also sent his condolences to the family and relatives of MP Seysey.
Seysey was a steady presence in Somalia's political landscape. He first joined Parliament during the Arta Peace Conference in Djibouti in 2000 and was most recently elected to represent Hirshabeelle.