| Intro | Somali journalist |
| Was |
Journalist |
| From |
Somalia |
| Type |
Journalism |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1948, Tog Wajaale, Ethiopia |
| Death |
16 November 2015 (aged 67 years)
|
Ahmed Hassan Awke (1948 – 16 November 2015) (Somali: Axmed Xasan Cawke) (Arabic: احمد حسن عوكة) 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.
Career
Awke began his career at Radio Mogadishu in 1972, and then become a reporter at Somali National Television in 1983.
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.
The former president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that Awke has made a significant contribution to the history of Somalia.