THE STANDARD By Abdimalik Hajir | March 7th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Abdul Haji, who was among the first rescuers during the Westgate Mall attack on September 21, 2013. He has been endorsed to succeed his late father, Yusuf Haji. [File, Standard] Abdul Haji, the soft-spoken man famously known for his courage to storm Westgate Mall during a terror attack, has been endorsed to succeed his late father Yusuf Haji as Garissa senator. The family said in a statement after deliberations they have fronted the second-born son to finish his late father’s second-term in the Senate. Haji, a businessman, told journalists he had never considered himself a brave man before Westgate Mall attack.