Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur | |
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State Minister for Defence | |
In office 25 August 2022 –Incumbent | |
President | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
Prime Minister | Hamza Abdi Barre |
Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency | |
In office 18 February 2020 –22 August 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke |
Preceded by | Abdullahi Aden Kulane |
Succeeded by | Mahad Mohamed Salad |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia | |
In office 17 January 2014 –5 February 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed |
Succeeded by | Abdirahman Abdi Mohamed |
Personal details | |
Born | 1970 Somalia |
Political party | Union for Peace and Development Party |
Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur aka 'Jama' is the current Minister of Defence of Somalia. [1]
Previously,Nur served as the Acting and the Deputy Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency. Prior to this,Nur has served as both the First Counsellor and Chargéd’Affaires, [2] in the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Turkey and the Senior Advisor to the Speaker of the House of the People. [3] His main role was to provide expert advice to the Speaker of the House of the People and also identify and analyze technical issues or challenges that may face the speaker of the House and provide recommendations accordingly. [4]
During his tenure in Ankara,he served as the First Secretary [5] at Somali Embassy in Ankara,Turkey (2012-2016) and Second Secretary at Somali Embassy in Ankara,Turkey (2009-2012). Prior to joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, [6] Nur worked as the Head of Security in Villa Somalia (the Presidential Palace).
Nur holds his Bachelor's Degree in International Relations at Political Science Department from Ankara University which is known as,Mekteb-i Mülkiye,the most reputed political science university in Turkey. He is fluent in Somali,English,and Turkish. [7] Nur is married and has 2 children.
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