Ilyas Osman Lugator | |
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| Ilyaas Cismaan Lugatoor | |
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| 7th Vice President of Puntland | |
| Assumed office 8 January 2024 | |
| President | Said Abdullahi Dani |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Elmi Osman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) Bo'ame Somalia |
| Political party | Kaah [1] |
Ilyas Osman Lugator (Somali :Ilyaas Cismaan Lugatoor) or Hussein Isman Lugator (Somali :Xuseen Cismaan Lugatoor) is the vice president of Puntland since January 2024. His nickname is Gabilay. [2]
Ilyas Osman Lugator was born in October 1967 [3] Bo'ame,Sool. [4] He is from the Xasan Ughaz branch of the Dhulbahante clan. [2]
In February 2019 Lugator was appointed Minister of Aviation and Airports. [2]
In March 2019,Lugator visited Bo'ame as part of the Puntland delegation. [5]
In June 2019,Lugator accompanied President Puntland on a visit to China. [6]
In July 2019,Lugator appointed a Badhan airport director. [7]
In November 2019,Lugator partnered with China's Frontier Services Group on the expansion of Garowe Airport. [8]
In February 2020,Lugator criticized the new aviation law submitted to the Federal Parliament of Somalia. [9]
In April 2020,Lugator became chairman of the Kaah party's council. [10]
In August 2022,Lugator confronted Abdikarim Adan Haji Diriye,governor of Sool region of Somaliland,over Bo'ame. [11] Lugator announced that Somaliland troops entered Bo'ame but withdrew within an hour. [11] Meanwhile,the Somaliland government announced that it had taken control of the entire Sool district with the capture of Bo'ame. [12]
In November 2022,the conflict between Daahir Xaaji Khaliif and Lugator sharpened within the Xasan Ugaas clan. [13]
In December 2022,President Puntland and Vice President Lugator confronted each other;Lugator defended the President. [14]
In January 2024, Lugator was elected vice president of Puntland. [4]
In January 2024, Lugator said he was responsible for SSC-Khatumo in Puntland. [15]
In March 2024, Lugator met with a delegation from the International Rescue Committee. [16]
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