Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
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Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, also known as Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammad, is a Somali economist and politician. He has held leadership positions with various 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.
Prime Minister Ahmed at the International Telecommunication Union headquarters in Geneva with Ambassador of Djibouti Mohamed Siad Doualeh and ITU Deputy Secretary-General Houlin Zhao.
Former Prime Minister Ahmed with UK Foreign Office Minister James Duddridge at the London security conference, 2014.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
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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 indirectly elected as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia on 15 May 2022, defeating the incumbent president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. He previously served 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.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at his presidential inauguration ceremony, September 2012.
President Mohamud speaking with journalist Abdirahman Yabarow.
Hassan in the US at The Pentagon in 2022