Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar
Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar | |
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محمد عبدالله اومار | |
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| Foreign Minister of Somalia | |
| In office November 12, 2010 – February 20, 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed |
| Preceded by | Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1952 Transitional Federal Government |
Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar (
Biography
He is the elder son of businessman Abdullahi Omaar. He also has three younger siblings: one of his sisters, Raqiya Omaar, is a human rights advocate, and his younger brother Rageh Omaar is a journalist.[2] His family was based in Hargeisa.[citation needed]
Omaar was educated at a boarding school in Dorset before graduating from Trinity College, Oxford University.[3][4]
Political career
Omaar served as one of the
After working in various other governmental posts, on 12 November 2010, Omaar was re-appointed Foreign Minister in addition to one of several Deputy Prime Ministers by the new Somali Premier, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.[6]
Starting August 2011, Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim served as Omaar's Deputy Foreign Minister.
Following a cabinet reshuffle in February 2012, Abdullahi Haji Hassan succeeded Omaar as the new Foreign Minister.[7]
See also
References
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- ^ "Somali cabinet named". Reuters. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Somali Prime Minister Unveiled His Cabinet". Alshahid Network. 2010-11-12. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ISBN 0306821583.
- ^ HARDtalk (June 3, 2009). Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar BBC
- ^ Somali PM unveils leaner cabinet
- ^ Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs Archived 2013-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Somalia's Failure: A Broken System or Lousy Leaders?". Hiiraan Online. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
J. Ferguson, The World's Most Dangerous Place: Inside the Outlaw State of Somalia, p. 83