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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

Early Life and Education

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was born in 1955 in Jalalaqsi, Hiran, Somalia. He studied at the Somali National University and later went to Bhopal, India, where he earned a master’s degree in technical education.

Career and Activism

He has always been passionate about education. He worked as a teacher and for the United Nations. In 1999, he founded the Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development (SIMAD) to help rebuild Somalia’s education system. Furthermore, his dedication to education has been evident throughout his career. Moreover, his work at SIMAD has had a significant impact on Somalia’s education sector.

Political Career

He entered politics during Somalia’s difficult times. He became Somalia’s President in 2012 and served until 2017, and again was elected in 2022.

UNSOS, Somali and African Union personnel beside a United Nations helicopter at Mogadishu airport

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US Reportedly Offers a Twelve-Month UNSOS Drawdown After December

September 16, 2026

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The United States has reportedly offered a twelve-month UNSOS drawdown after the current authorisation expires on 31 ...

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Towfiiq chairman Sheikh Mohamed Shaakir Ali Hassan during a 2026 meeting

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Towfiiq Wins a Galmudug Rerun and Is Excluded From It

September 16, 2026

DHUSAMAREB, SOMALIA – Somalia's electoral commission has excluded Towfiiq from the approved list for the Galmudug rerun that the organisation ...

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The United States Embassy Mogadishu seal, the diplomatic mission Devin Kennington has been nominated to lead

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Devin Kennington Is Nominated to Mogadishu While Washington Deals With Bosaso and Hargeisa

September 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – The White House sent the Senate the nomination of Devin Kennington on Monday 14 September, naming ...

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President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud walks with President Ali Gudlawe on a federal visit to Hirshabelle, the state presidency Villa Somalia has reserved for the incumbent

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Villa Somalia Hands Ali Gudlawe the Only Card in the Hirshabelle Election

September 13, 2026

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has told the vice president of Hirshabelle that the state presidency he was ...

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President Said Abdullahi Deni seated before the crowd in Xaafuun on 9 September 2026, where he said Puntland will fight the pirates the way it fought Daesh

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President Deni Tells Xaafuun the Pirates Will Be Fought Like Daesh While Mogadishu Passes a Law

September 11, 2026

XAAFUUN, SOMALIA – President Said Abdullahi Deni told the people of Xaafuun on the evening of Wednesday 9 September that ...

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Sheikh Ali Wajis seated at the Mogadishu gathering of senior officials where he said the government’s opponents should be punished as terrorists and killed

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Ali Wajis Tells the Defence Minister That the Government’s Critics Should Be Killed

September 10, 2026

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – An adviser to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told a gathering of senior officials on Sunday 6 September, ...

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Somali National Army recruits on parade, the force Ahmed Moalim Fiqi says is ready to take over from AUSSOM

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Ahmed Moalim Fiqi Declares Somalia Ready as the Money for AUSSOM Runs Out

September 9, 2026

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Defence Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi opened Somalia's National Internal Security Conference on Tuesday 1 September with the ...

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Newly graduated Somali National Army soldiers carry the Somali flag on the parade ground at Xananbuure in Galgadud, the class from which hundreds later crossed into Ethiopia's Somali Region

ANALYSES

Xananbuure Graduates Cross Into Ethiopia and Mogadishu Calls It Leave

September 3, 2026

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia's national security adviser, Aways Haji Yusuf, confirmed on Tuesday 1 September that soldiers from the Saudi-funded ...

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Interior Minister Ali Yusuf Hosh, facing a no-confidence motion submitted by members of the House of the People

ANALYSES

Sixty MPs Move Against Ali Yusuf Hosh and the Federal System He Could Not Hold

September 2, 2026

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Members of the House of the People submitted a no-confidence motion on Tuesday 1 September against Ali ...

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The Nugaal coast where the MV Lutuf was held, as Puntland accuses officials in Villa Somalia of brokering the ransom that freed the ship

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Puntland Says Villa Somalia Phoned the Pirates It Claims to Have Beaten

August 31, 2026

GAROWE, SOMALIA – Puntland's Ministry of Security says it monitored telephone calls between senior federal officials and the men holding ...

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