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Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare
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Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare (Somali: Xuseen Sheekh Axmed Kaddare, Arabic: حسين الشيخ أحمد كاداري; 2 March 1934 – 1 February 2015) was a Somali inventor, linguist, and researcher in Somali traditions and folklore.[1] Kaddare contributed his linguistic expertise in Somalia's Ministry of information.[1]
Kaddare is widely known for creating the Kaddare script used in transcribing the Somali language.[2]
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Biography
Kaddare was born in the town of Adale in the Middle Shebelle region of Somalia in 1934. In 1953, he created the Kaddare script, an orthography named after him that was used to transcribe the Somali language He died on February 1, 2015, in Mogadishu after battling an unspecified illness.[2][3]
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