What is Yusuf Mohamed Ismail?
[[File:Baribari1.jpg|thumb|Yusuf Mohamed Ismail]] '''Yusuf Mohamed Ismail''' ({{Lang-so|Yuusuf Maxamed Ismaaciil Baribari}}, {{Lang-ar|يوسف محمد إسماعيل}}&lrm;; 11 September 1960 &ndash; 27 March 2015), also known as '''Bari-Bari''', was a [[Somalia|Somali]] [[politician]] and [[diplomat]]. He joined diplomatic services in 2007. At the time of his death, he was the [[Ambassador]] to [[Switzerland]] and the [[Permanent Representative]] to the [[United Nations]] in [[Geneva]] since 4 April 2008. Ismail was born in [[Bologna]], [[Italy]] to an aristocratic Somali [[Muslim]] family. He studied at the [[University of Bologna]]. He was married and had children. On 27 March 2015, Ismail was injured in an [[Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack|attack]] by [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]] militants at the Makka al-Mukarama hotel in [[Mogadishu]] while attending a conference. He later died from his injuries in hospital, aged 54.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/28/africa/somalia-hotel-attack/|title=Somalia hotel siege ends; U.N. diplomat, 19 others killed|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=27 March 2015|accessdate=30 March 2015}}</ref> He was buried in [[Garoowe]], [[Puntland]] on 29 March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bartamaha.com/yuusuf-maxamed-ismaaciil-bari-bari-oo-maanta-aas-qaran-loogu-sameeyey-magaalada-garoowe/|title=Yuusuf Maxamed Ismaaciil Bari-Bari oo maanta aas qaran loogu sameeyey magaalada Garoowe|language=Somali|work=bartamaha.com|date=29 March 2015|accessdate=30 March 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182430/http://www.bartamaha.com/yuusuf-maxamed-ismaaciil-bari-bari-oo-maanta-aas-qaran-loogu-sameeyey-magaalada-garoowe/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.switzerland.somaligov.net/The%20Ambassador%20&%20Staff.html Official webpage at somaligov.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317115644/http://www.switzerland.somaligov.net/The%20Ambassador%20%26%20Staff.html |date=2016-03-17 }}