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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.

Madobe Jubaland Somalia federalism Puntland

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Jubaland and Puntland Unite Against Villa Somalia as Federal Rift Deepens

by Dalmar

June 18, 2026

KISMAYO, SOMALIA – Two of Somalia's most powerful regional presidents have turned on Villa Somalia in the same week. They ...

Liban Shuluq, front-runner for the Galmudug presidency after the Galmudug election results

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Galmudug Accuses Federal Election Chief of Rigging Its Vote

by Jama

June 17, 2026

Dhusamareb, SOMALIA – The Galmudug state government accused the chairman of Somalia's National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of actively ...

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Villa Somalia’s Southwest Takeover Follows a Familiar Script

by Dalmar

June 15, 2026

Baidoa, SOMALIA – The Southwest State election on June 10 produced a result so lopsided it confirmed what critics had ...

President Said Abdullahi Deni warns clan militias in Puntland Somalia

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President Deni Accuses Hassan Sheikh of Creating Pirates

by Jama

June 15, 2026

Garowe, SOMALIA – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni opened the latest session of Puntland's parliament in Garowe with what amounts ...

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whom opposition leaders accuse of working toward civil war

Features

Mogadishu Local Elections Marred by Armed Coercion

by Dalmar

December 25, 2025

Mogadishu — Today's local elections orchestrated by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's administration in Mogadishu witnessed citizens being marched to polling ...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whose government created the North East State now losing lawmakers in Las Anod

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Hassan Sheikh Plans Kismayo Visit to Leader He Tried to Oust

by Kheyr

October 1, 2025

Mogadishu, SOMALIA - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is reportedly planning to visit Kismayo this week for a meeting with Jubaland ...

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Somalia President Rejects Talks With Madobe and Deni, Roble Reveals

by Dalmar

August 21, 2025

Mogadishu, SOMALIA — Former Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble today disclosed that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud explicitly stated during recent ...

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Al-Shabab Retakes Mahaas as Federal Forces Target Jubaland Instead

by Kheyr

July 27, 2025

Mahaas, SOMALIA - The strategic town of Mahaas, which was held continuously by government forces for over twelve years, fell ...

Features

Al-Shabab Recaptures Moqokori as Mogadishu Undermines Puntland

by Jama

July 7, 2025

Mogadishu/Garowe — Al-Shabab today recaptured the strategic district of Moqokori from government forces—a territory liberated with much fanfare in 2022—while ...

Somali political leaders gather in Mogadishu as the opposition confronts Hassan Sheikh

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Hassan Sheikh Accused of Engineering Sham Dialogue for Global Optics

by Jama

June 17, 2025

Mogadishu/Garowe, SOMALIA — Puntland-based political parties have categorically rejected participation in President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's Consultative Conference in Mogadishu, exposing ...