# Abdisalam Yasin Mohamed

> Abdisalam Yasin Mohamed: Somali literature professor, SNM co-founder and president of Shifa University.

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## Who is he?

Abdisalam Yassin Mohamed is a Somali professor and academic who took part in setting up the Somali National Movement (SNM) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdisalam_Yasin_Mohamed)).

## Academic work

He holds a PhD in African literature from SOAS University of [London](/en/diaspora/london/) and taught at King Saud University and King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdisalam_Yasin_Mohamed)). His research has appeared in academic journals including the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs (same source). See [Somalis in Saudi Arabia](/en/diaspora/saudi-arabia/).

He is president of Shifa University in [Somaliland](/en/states/somaliland-1991-to-2026/) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdisalam_Yasin_Mohamed)). Somaliland declared independence in 1991; Israel recognised it on 26 December 2025; most states and the AU regard it as part of Somalia.

## In short

A literature scholar who taught in Saudi Arabia and now leads a university in Somaliland.

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