Mohammed Zakir Meyra

Who is Mohammed Zakir Meyra?

Mohammed Zakir was a legendary Oromo hero who is noted for his high contribution to keep the lights of Oromo nationalism shining after the martyrdom of his two hero colleagues called Elemo Kiltu and Ahmad Taqi. His real name is Mohammed Zakir Sheikh Omar. But he is well known among his mates and the Oromo nationalists as “Meyra”. A son of the reverend Islamic Scholar Sheikh Umar Aliye, he was born in Gelemso town in 1949. He was the last son of his mother whose name was Meymuna Saddiq. His father had a boy after him.