Burʽi Mohamed Hamza
Buri Mohamed Hamza (, (born 1945died 25 June 2016) was a Somali-Canadian politician. From August 2012 to January 2014, he was a Member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia. He later served as the State Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia from January to October 2014, and subsequently as the State Minister of Finance until December 2014. He was the State Minister of the Premier's Office for Environment at the time of his death. Federal Parliament of Somalia On 20 August 2012, Hamza was among the legislators nominated to the newly established Federal Parliament of Somalia. Cabinet of Somalia State Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Appointment On 17 January 2014, Hamza was appointed State Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation by Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. Somalia-Yemen bilateral cooperation In May 2014, Hamza met with the Yemeni Ambassador to Somalia Fu'ad Mohamed Al Zorqah to discuss bilateral cooperation. The conference was held at the Foreign Affairs Ministry compound in Mogadishu and touched on a number of issues, including the launching of a direct flight between Mogadishu and Sana'a. Operated by Al Saeda Airlines, it is the first air route directly linking both