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Ali Khalif Galaydh (Cali Khaliif Galaydh)
Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941–2020) was Prime Minister of Somalia's Transitional National Government from October 2000 to October 2001, and President of Khaatumo State from 2014 to 2017. Before that he ran Somalia's state sugar works, served as Minister of Industry from 1980 to 1982, and taught public policy at universities in the United States.
Ali Khalif GalaydhAli Khalif Galair · Cali Khaliif Galaydh
- Lived
- 1941 to 2020
- Known as one of
- Leaders and statesmen
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 2 sources
Who was he?
Ali Khalif Galaydh was the first Prime Minister of the Transitional National Government formed at the Arta conference in Djibouti. He held the post from 8 October 2000 to 28 October 2001 (World Statesmen, Somalia). Later he led Khaatumo State in Sool from 1 September 2014 until it joined Somaliland on 20 October 2017 (same source).
Early life and study
He was born on 15 October 1941 in Laascaanood, then in British Somaliland (Wikipedia, Ali Khalif Galaydh). He went to school in Sheekh. From 1963 to 1965 he studied political science at Boston University on a scholarship. He then earned a Master of Public Administration at Syracuse University's Maxwell School (same source). From 1982 to 1987 he was a fellow at Harvard's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (same source).
Running state enterprises
From 1966 he worked at the Somali Institute of Public Administration, and became its Director General (same source). In July 1974 he became general manager of Jowhar Sugar Enterprises, the country's largest sugar producer. From 1977 to 1980 he chaired the Juba Sugar Project at Mareerey (same source). He also founded the private telecoms company Somtel (same source).
Minister and Member of Parliament
He was appointed to parliament in 1979 and served as Minister of Industry under Siad Barre from 1980 to 1982 (same source). Wikipedia records that he left the country with a group of reform-minded ministers when tensions rose (same source).
Prime Minister, 2000 to 2001
He took part in the Somalia National Peace Conference at Arta from September 1999. President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan named him Prime Minister on 8 October 2000, and the two returned to Mogadishu from Djibouti on 14 October 2000 (World Statesmen, Somalia). Wikipedia records that in February 2001 his government negotiated the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Gedo (Wikipedia). He left office on 28 October 2001.
Khaatumo State, 2014 to 2017
In 2012 he was named to the new Federal Parliament. In September 2014 delegates elected him President of Khaatumo State, by 21 votes to 9 over the former co-president Mohamed Yusuf Jama "Indhasheel" (same source). In October 2017 he signed an agreement with Somaliland in Aynabo, and Khaatumo joined Somaliland (World Statesmen).
His death
He died on 8 October 2020 in Jijiga, Ethiopia, and was buried in Mogadishu on 10 October (Wikipedia).
Offices held
- Minister of Industry, 1980 to 1982
- Prime Minister of the Transitional National Government, 8 October 2000 to 28 October 2001. See Prime Ministers of Somalia.
- President of Khaatumo State, 1 September 2014 to 20 October 2017. See Leaders of Khaatumo and the North Eastern State.
Sources
- World Statesmen, Somalia · worldstatesmen.org
- Wikipedia, Ali Khalif Galaydh · en.wikipedia.org
Ali Khalif GalaydhAli Khalif Galair · Cali Khaliif Galaydh
- Lived
- 1941 to 2020
- Known as one of
- Leaders and statesmen
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 2 sources
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