When he son Joseph died, his will reads as follows:-
“Muhiimadda koowaad een rabno 2016’ka ayaa ah in la ballaariyo ka qayb-galka dadku ay ka qayb-galayaan Talada siyaasadda dalka iyo go’aan ka gaariisteeda” Ayuu yiri Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda federaalka Soomaaliya mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud