The following is a partial, chronological list of assassinated people from Somalia mainly killed on political and religious grounds. Many were critical public servants and intellectuals assassinated by Al-Shabaab militants. Many described Al-Shabab as Kharijite, a term commonly used in Islamic discourse to describe groups or individuals perceived as overly rigid, extremist, or quick to excommunicate others.
1865–1990
2 October 1865: Karl Klaus von der Decken, a German explorer and three others in his party were murdered by local Somalis after his ship the Welf foundered in rapids beyond Bardera. 15 October 1969: Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 12 July 1960, to 14 June 1964, and President of Somali Republic from 6 July 1967, was assassinated while visiting Las Anod the administrative capital of Sool region.Somalia - Worldstatesmen.com 9 July 1989: Salvatore Colombo was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mogadiscio from 1976 until his assassination in Mogadishu.Alleanza Cattolica
1990s
5 January 1991: Haji Muse Boqor was founding members of Somali parliament and first Somali Minister of Interior, Boqor was assassinated in Mogadishu. 2 January 1993: Sean Devereux, a British Salesian missionary and aid worker was assassinated in Kismayo while working for UNICEF. He was assigned to organise relief in Kismayo, the stronghold of a Somali warlord. After four months in the country, he was shot in the back of the head by a lone hired gunman.* 12 July 1993: Dan Eldon was a British-Kenyan photojournalist, artist and activist killed in Somalia while working as a Reuters photojournalist. 9 March 1996: Elman Ali Ahmed was a Somali entrepreneur and social activist. He was assassinated by an unknown killer.
2000s
22 October 2003: Richard "Dick" Eyeington and Enid Eyeington () were a British couple who worked as aid workers in Somaliland until their assassination in Borama. 28 July 2006: Abdallah Isaaq Deerow left Friday prayers in Baidoa, at the time the temporary seat of the TFG. A lone gunman assassinated him. In response, authorities began a security crackdown. 01 May 2008: Aden Hashi Farah Ayro was a militant leader. He and other important leaders of the al-Shabaab, including Sheikh Muhyadin Omar, were killed by a U.S. airstrike on his house in the town of Dhusamareb.
Hotel Shamo bombing
3 December 2009: Federal ministers, students, professors and journalists attended a graduation ceremony at Shamo Hotel in Mogadishu for medical students from Benadir University. A suicide bomber from Al-Shabaab detonated in the audience. Ibrahim Hassan Adow, Qamar Aden Ali, Ahmed Abdulahi Waayeel, Saleban Olad Roble, and 21 students and journalist were killed, and more than 60 were wounded.
2010s
24 August 2010: Idiris Muse Elmi, member of the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia, was killed by an al-Shabaab suicide bomber in Mogadishu. 20 November 2019: Almaas Elman, a Somali-Canadian humanitarian aid worker and the eldest daughter of Elman Ali Ahmed was murdered.
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