Ahmed Hassan Awke

Ahmed Hassan Awke (1948 16 November 2015) () () was a veteran Somali journalist, who spent most of his life in the media industry. Awke who is often considered to be one of the best Somali journalists because of his very fluent Somali, and was often used as a favorite commentator He served as a special reporter for Somalia's late president Siad Barre until it collapsed in 1991. He hailed from the Jibril Abokor, a Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan that predominately inhabits the Gabiley region.
Ahmed Hassan Awke was born and raised in the Wajale, British Somaliland Gabiley District was one of the nine districts in Maroodi-jeeh Region of Somaliland, but recently became a separate region called Gabiley. Wajaale is the second largest city in Gabiley Region.
Career.
Awke began his career at Radio Mogadishu in 1972, and then become a reporter at Somali National Television in 1983. <br>In 1996, He joined the BBC Somali and then moved to VOA Somali in 2007. He also worked with Horn Cable TV, Universal TV and the Somaliland National TV.<br>The former president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that Awke has made a significant contribution to the history of Somalia.