He also has the distinction of being the first Somali novelist to write in the nascent Latin script for the Somali language after its formalization in 1972.
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Somali (1970s) — modified Latin script developed by Somali linguist Shire Jama Ahmed for writing the Somali language; made compulsory in 1972 by the President of Somalia, General Mohamed Siad Barre.