Ahmed Mooge Liibaan احمد موجي ليبان | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Axmed Mooge Liibaan |
Born | 1943 |
Origin | Hargeisa, Somaliland |
Died | October 1997 Nairobi, Kenya |
Genres | Somali music |
Occupation(s) | Musician and Activist |
Instrument(s) | Oud, vocals |
Years active | 1960s–1997 |
Ahmed Mooge Liibaan ( Somali: Axmed Mooge Liibaan, Arabic: احمد الموجي ليبان) (1943-1997) was a prominent Somali musician and singer. [1] [2] He was the brother of Mohamed Mooge Liibaan, another prominent Somali artist, and is also the father of the current Mayor of Somaliland's capital Hargeisa, Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge. [3] [4]