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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
حسن شيخ محمود
Hassan in 2013
8th and 10th President of Somalia
Assumed office
15 May 2022
Prime MinisterMohamed Hussein Roble
Hamza Abdi Barre
Preceded byMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
In office
10 September 2012 – 16 February 2017
Prime MinisterAbdiweli Mohamed Ali
Abdi Farah Shirdon
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Preceded byMohamed Osman Jawari (acting)
Succeeded byMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Leader of the Union for Peace and Development Party
Assumed office
4 October 2018
Leader of the Peace and Development Party
In office
20 April 2011 – 22 December 2016
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAhmed Ali
Personal details
Born (1955-11-29) 29 November 1955 (age 69)
Jalalaqsi, Trust Territory of Somaliland
Political partyPeace and Development Party (Before 2016)
Union for Peace and Development Party (2018–present)
Spouse(s)
Sahro Xasan
(divorced)

Qamar Ali
EducationSomali National University
Barkatullah University
Signature

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somali: Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, Arabic: حسن شيخ محمود; born 29 November 1955) is a Somali politician who currently is the President of Somalia since 2022.[1] He was president before from 2012 until 2017. He is the founder and current chairman the Union for Peace and Development Party.[2]

References

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  1. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected president | DW | 15.05.2022". DW.COM. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  2. "Mohamud elected new Somalia president". AFP. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.