Education
Born in 1937 in Luk, Upper Jubba, Somalia, Burale studied in Mogadishu from 1954 to 1966.
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Career
He then worked in the Somali civil courts from 1967 to 1990. In 2000, he became the legal adviser to Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, the then-president of the Transitional National Government (TNG). Burale has written books concerning Somali traditional customs, although he has also written on other subjects.
In addition to writing his own books, he translated the book of Abdalla Ibn Muqfa"a "Kalila Wa Dimna" from Arabic to Somali.
He has also translated Somali customary laws in English. Lilaahi iyo Laqdabo.
Politics
He became a member of Somali National Front in 1991, a member of its executive committee in 1997, and the chairman of one of the party"s wings in 1999.
