In 2012,Saajin joined the ruling Kulmiye Party.[6]
He worked at the ZADCO for thirty-eight years (until around 2016) [6]
Minister of Trade,Industry and Tourism
In December 2017,newly inaugurated President Muse Bihi Abdi announced his cabinet and appointed Saajin as Minister of Trade,Industry and Tourism.[7]
In July 2019,Saajin signed Somaliland’s first-ever policy to support micro,small and medium enterprises,which at the time were estimated to account for more than 90 percent of the country’s GDP.[8]
In January 2021,Saajin instructed the Somaliland Ministry of Commerce to halve business registration fees in response to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,and used the measure as an opportunity to push for a transition toward a one-stop shop system for business registration and licensing across government agencies.[9]
In August 2022,Saajin (furthest left) held an official meeting in Hargeisa with Allen C. Lou (second left),the Taiwan Representative to Somaliland.
At the end of July 2023,Saajin visited Taiwan in his capacity as Minister of Trade and Tourism and,together with Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua,signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Strengthening Business and Trade Relations between Taiwan and Somaliland,which aimed to promote two-way business exchanges,trade missions and the sharing of investment opportunities.[11]
In August 2023,ahead of the presidential election,the Kulmiye Party selected incumbent President Muse Bihi Abdi as its presidential candidate and Saajin,then serving as Minister of Trade,Industry and Tourism,as its vice-presidential candidate.[12] However,in the November 2024 presidential election the Kulmiye Party was defeated at the polls.[13]
In October 2023,after the Ethiopian prime minister voiced a desire for access to a Somaliland port,Saajin stated that territorial lands are not something to be casually given away and that Somaliland would only accept port investments made through proper investment procedures and protocols.[14]
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