Minister of Education On 15 October 1969, while paying a visit to the northern town of
Las Anod, Somalia's then President
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke was shot dead by one of his own bodyguards. His assassination was quickly followed by a military coup d'état on 21 October 1969, in which the
Somali Army seized power without encountering armed opposition – essentially a bloodless takeover. The putsch was spearheaded by Major General
Mohamed Siad Barre, who at the time commanded the army. The new
Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) that seized power subsequently named Mire as the Minister of Education in its first post-coup Cabinet. He resigned after nine months of his appointment to the office.
Somali Salvation Democratic Front In 1978, a group of officials mainly from Mire's own Majeerteen clan, including
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, participated in an abortive attempt to overthrow Barre's dictatorial administration. Most of the people who had helped plot the coup were summarily executed, but Ahmed and several other colonels managed to escape abroad. Other signatories of the document included
Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, Somalia's first president, and around 100 additional Somali politicians. ==Puntland==