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Abdirizak Haji Hussein
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| Prime Minister of Somalia | |
| In office 14 June 1964 – 15 July 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 22 July 1960 – 19 November 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mohamud Abdi Nur |
| Minister of Public Works and Communications | |
| Preceded by | Abdi Nur Mohamed Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Abdulle Mohamud Mohamed |
| In office 19 November 1962 – 14 June 1964 |
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| Born | 24 December 1924 Galkayo, Somalia |
| Died | 31 January 2014 (aged 89) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Somali Youth League |
Abdirizak Haji Hussein (Somali: 'Cabdirisaaq Xaaji Xuseen'; Arabic: عبد الرازق حاجي حسين; December 24, 1924 – January 31, 2014) was Prime Minister of Somalia from 14 June 1964 to 15 July 1967. From 1975 to 1980, he also served as the country's ambassador to the United Nations. He was a former member of the Somali Youth League. He played an important part in the nation's early civilian administration.
Hussein died from pneumonia on January 31, 2014 in Minneapolis, Minnesota after being hospitalized for a week.