Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

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
Mohamed in 2017
President of Somalia
In office
16 February 2017  15 May 2022
Prime MinisterHassan Ali Khaire
Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (acting)
Mohamed Hussein Roble
Preceded byHassan Sheikh Mohamud
Succeeded byHassan Sheikh Mohamud
14th Prime Minister of Somalia
In office
1 November 2010  19 June 2011
PresidentSharif Sheikh Ahmed
Preceded byAbdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh (acting)
Succeeded byAbdiweli Mohamed Ali
Leader of the Tayo Party
Assumed office
5 May 2012
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born (1962-03-11) 11 March 1962
Mogadishu, Somalia
CitizenshipSomali
American (renounced 2019)[1]
Political partyTayo
Spouse(s)Saynab Abdi Moallim
Children4
EducationState University of New York at Buffalo (BA, MA)

References

  1. "Somalia president abandons U.S. citizenship 'voluntarily'". Africa News. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. Abdulle, Omar Yusuf. "Turkey’s opening up foreign policy in Somalia." The Journal of Academic Social Sciences 7.87 (2019): 456-472.
  3. "Somalia elects new president after long overdue elections". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.

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