Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
the 10th and current president of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" Mohamed (Somali: Maxamed Cabdulaahi Maxamed Farmaajo, Arabic: محمد عبد الله محمد; born 11 March 1962) is a Somali politician and diplomat. He was the 9th President of Somalia from 2017 to 2022. He was Prime Minister of Somalia from November 2010 until June 2011. Farmaajo has a close relationship with his prime minister Mahdi Gulaid.[2] He lost his re-election in 2022.[3]
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed | |
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![]() Mohamed in 2017 | |
President of Somalia | |
In office 16 February 2017 – 15 May 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Hassan Ali Khaire Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (acting) Mohamed Hussein Roble |
Preceded by | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
Succeeded by | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
14th Prime Minister of Somalia | |
In office 1 November 2010 – 19 June 2011 | |
President | Sharif Sheikh Ahmed |
Preceded by | Abdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh (acting) |
Succeeded by | Abdiweli Mohamed Ali |
Leader of the Tayo Party | |
Assumed office 5 May 2012 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | Mogadishu, Somalia | 11 March 1962
Citizenship | Somali American (renounced 2019)[1] |
Political party | Tayo |
Spouse(s) | Saynab Abdi Moallim |
Children | 4 |
Education | State University of New York at Buffalo (BA, MA) |
References
change- ↑ "Somalia president abandons U.S. citizenship 'voluntarily'". Africa News. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ↑ Abdulle, Omar Yusuf. "Turkey’s opening up foreign policy in Somalia." The Journal of Academic Social Sciences 7.87 (2019): 456-472.
- ↑ "Somalia elects new president after long overdue elections". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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