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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.

President Said Abdullahi Deni, whose September letter to the UN Security Council Mohamed Abdirizak and Villa Somalia’s Interior Minister have both called into question

ANALYSES

Mohamed Abdirizak Tells Deni Puntland Is Not His to Cut Loose

by Dalmar

September 25, 2026

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Mohamed Abdirizak, foreign minister under former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and head of Farmaajo's Nabad iyo Nolol ...

President Said Abdullahi Deni and Vice President Ilyas Osman Lugatoor at the Puntland Council of Ministers in Garowe, whose government wrote to the UN Security Council on 13 September

ANALYSES

Puntland Writes to a Security Council Where Mogadishu Holds a Seat

by Jama

September 24, 2026

GAROWE, SOMALIA – Puntland has asked the United Nations Security Council to review and tighten the arms restrictions on Somalia, ...

Hawadle elders and politicians gathered in Beledweyne beneath a banner for Ugaas Yusuf Ugaas Hassan as the clan sets out its position on the Hirshabelle election

ANALYSES

The Hawadle Say No Hirshabelle Vote Will Be Held in Hiiraan Without an Agreement

by Dalmar

September 23, 2026

BELEDWEYNE, SOMALIA – The Hawadle declared in Beledweyne on Monday 21 September that no Hirshabelle election held without a prior ...

A UPDF soldier at a position in Somalia, where Uganda keeps about 6,500 troops as Kampala suspends its military ties with Turkiye

ANALYSES

UPDF Suspends Turkiye Ties as Sources Say Mogadishu Wants Ugandan Troops Out

by Jama

September 23, 2026

KAMPALA, UGANDA – The UPDF suspended all defence and military cooperation with Turkiye with immediate effect on Saturday 19 September, ...

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

ANALYSES

US Reportedly Offers a Twelve-Month UNSOS Drawdown After December

by Dalmar

September 16, 2026

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

Towfiiq chairman Sheikh Mohamed Shaakir Ali Hassan during a 2026 meeting

ANALYSES

Towfiiq Wins a Galmudug Rerun and Is Excluded From It

by Jama

September 16, 2026

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

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

ANALYSES

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

by Jama

September 15, 2026

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

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

ANALYSES

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

by Dalmar

September 13, 2026

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

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

ANALYSES

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

by Dalmar

September 11, 2026

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

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

ANALYSES

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

by Jama

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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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

Early Life and Education

Career and Activism

Political Career

Mohamed Abdirizak Tells Deni Puntland Is Not His to Cut Loose

Puntland Writes to a Security Council Where Mogadishu Holds a Seat

The Hawadle Say No Hirshabelle Vote Will Be Held in Hiiraan Without an Agreement

UPDF Suspends Turkiye Ties as Sources Say Mogadishu Wants Ugandan Troops Out

US Reportedly Offers a Twelve-Month UNSOS Drawdown After December

Towfiiq Wins a Galmudug Rerun and Is Excluded From It

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

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

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

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

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