The South-West State of Somalia,is a Federal Member State in southwestern Somalia. It was founded by Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud,leader of the Somalia RRA on 1 April 2002. It was the third autonomous region to be established.
Harti,meaning "strong man",is a Somali clan family that is the part of the Darod clan. The major sub-clans include the Majeerteen,Dhulbahante,Warsangali,Tinle,Maganlabe,Kaptallah and Dishiishe,while other minor sub-clans consist of Kaskiqabe,Geesaguule and Liibaangashe.
Galmudug,officially Galmudug State of Somalia,is a Federal Member State in central Somalia,with its capital at Dhusamareb. It is bordered to the north by the Puntland state of Somalia,to the west by the Somali Region in Ethiopia,to the east by Indian Ocean and to the south by the Hirshabelle state of Somalia.
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke,popularly known as Omar Sharmarke,is a Somali diplomat and politician. From 2009 to 2010,he was the Prime Minister of Somalia. He subsequently briefly served as Somalia's Ambassador to the United States in 2014. In December 2014,Sharmarke was reappointed Prime Minister of Somalia. His term ended on 1 March 2017,and he was replaced by Hassan Ali Khaire.
Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed IslaamMadobe is the President of the Jubaland State of Somalia.
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas,also more known as Abdiweli Gaas,is a Somali American economist and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Somalia from June 2011 to October 2012,and briefly afterwards as an MP in the newly formed Federal Parliament. During his time as Premier,Ali is credited with having devised the formal "Roadmap for the End of Transition",a political process that provided clear benchmarks leading toward the establishment of permanent democratic institutions in the country. On 8 January 2014,he was elected the 5th President of Puntland.
Mahad Abdalle Awad is a Somali politician. He is the second deputy speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is a Somali politician who has served as the president of Somalia since May 2022. He is the founder and current chairman of the Union for Peace and Development Party. He was elected as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia on 15 May 2022,defeating the incumbent president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. He previously served in the same position as the 8th president of Somalia from 2012 to 2017. A civil and political rights activist,Hassan was previously a university professor and dean at SIMAD University,which he co-founded.
Abdi Farah Shirdon is a Somali businessman,economist and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Somalia between October 2012 and December 2013. Shirdon is credited with having overseen significant development in social services and the national budget,as well as improving local security.
Himan and Heeb was an autonomous region in the Federal Republic of Somalia. Formed in 2008,its capital was the central town of Adado (Cadaado). In 2015 Himan and Heeb merged with Galmudug to form a much larger Galmudug which consists of Mudug and Galguduud regions.
Jubaland,the Juba Valley or Azania,is a Federal Member State in southern Somalia. Its eastern border lies 40–60 km (25–35 mi) east of the Jubba River,stretching from Gedo to the Indian Ocean,while its western side flanks the North Eastern Province in Kenya,which was carved out of Jubaland during the colonial period.
Abdikarim Hussein Guled is a Somali politician. He previously served as Minister of Interior and Minister of National Security of Somalia. On 4 July 2015 he was elected as the 5 4th president of Galmudug State of Somalia
The 2014 Puntland presidential election was held on 8 January 2014 in Garowe,the administrative capital of the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. The third such vote to be held in the state since its formation in 1998,it followed the election of a new Parliament Speaker and Deputy Speakers on 4 January 2014 by the 66-seat regional legislature. Candidates included officials from the incumbent Puntland administration,former government ministers and prominent local entrepreneurs. The ballot saw the election of former prime minister of Somalia Abdiweli Mohamed Ali as the 5th president of Puntland,narrowly defeating the incumbent Abdirahman Mohamud Farole. Parliament concurrently elected Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar as Puntland's new vice president in place of Abdisamad Ali Shire.
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed,also known as Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammad,is a Somali economist and politician. He previously worked in the Somali military government as a Livestock Marketing Specialist and later on in mainly leadership positions with a number of international organizations,including the World Bank,USAID,African Union/IBAR,the European Union,the Bank of Canada,COMESA,and the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah.
Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar,also known as Abdihakin Abdullahi Omar Amey,is a Somali politician. Former Vice President of Puntland.
Farah Sh. Abdulkadir Mohamed is a Somali politician. From January to February 2015,he served as the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Somalia. He was also briefly the Minister of Presidential Affairs.
Ahmed Mohamed Gurase is a Somali politician. From January 2014 to January 2015,he served as the Minister of Education of Somalia. Ahmed Mohamed Gurase succeeded Maryam Qaasim when her post as Minister for Human Development and Public Services ended on 17 January 2014. The Ministry was split to allow the creation of 6 cabinet positions one of which was the Ministry of Education. The other 5 cabinet positions are Ministry of Health,Ministry of Culture and Higher Education,Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs,Ministry of Women and Human Rights,Ministry of Sports and Youth. On 12 January 2015,Ahmed Mohamed Gurase was succeeded by Abdullahi Ahmed Jama.
Duale Adan Mohamed is a Somali politician. He served as the Minister of Culture and Higher Education of Somalia under Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. Duale Adan Mohamed succeeded Maryam Qaasim when her post as Minister for Human Development and Public Services ended on 17 January 2014. The Ministry was split to allow the creation of 6 cabinet positions one of which was the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education. The other 5 cabinet positions are Ministry of Health,Ministry of Youth and Sports,Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs,Ministry of Women and Human Rights,Ministry of Education. On 12 January 2015,Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke announced his new cabinet which merged the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education with the Ministry of Education. Instead this meant that the new Minister of Education would take on some additional roles. Duale Adan Mohamed was instead appointed the Minister of Youth and Sports. However,he only served 2 weeks when on 17 January 2015,Prime Minister Sharmarke dissolved his newly nominated cabinet due to vehement opposition by legislators,who rejected the reappointment of certain former ministers. On 27 January 2015,Sharmarke appointed a new,smaller 20 minister cabinet of which Duale Adan Mohamed was replaced by Mohamed Omar Arte.
Central Regions State was a prospective autonomous region in the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's tenure as the 8th President of Somalia began with his inauguration on 16 September,2012 and ended on 16 February,2017.
