# Hassan Ali Khaire (Xasan Cali Khayre)

> Hassan Ali Khaire (born 1968): aid worker from El Buur, Prime Minister of Somalia 2017 to 2020.

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## Who is he?

Hassan Ali Khaire is a Somali politician and former aid worker ([Wikipedia, Hassan Ali Khaire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Ali_Khaire)). He was Prime Minister of Somalia from 1 March 2017 to 25 July 2020 (same source). This page covers his public role and takes no side in party politics.

## Early life

He was born on 15 April 1968 in [El Buur](/en/regions/galgaduud/), in the Galgaduud region ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Ali_Khaire)). His family moved to Mogadishu when he was a baby (same source). His family is Hawiye (same source). In 1991 he left Somalia and was received in Norway as a refugee (same source). See [Somalis in Norway](/en/diaspora/norway/).

## Study and aid work

He studied political science at the University of Oslo, finishing in 1998 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Ali_Khaire)). In 2001 he took an MBA at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh (same source). He worked as a primary school teacher in Norway (same source). From 2002 he worked for the Norwegian Refugee Council (same source). He rose to become its Regional Director for the Horn of Africa (same source). See [refugee camps](/en/diaspora/refugee-camps/).

## Business

From 2013 he was executive director for Africa at [Soma Oil](/en/economy/soma-oil-and-gas/) & Gas ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Ali_Khaire)). The company held exploration rights off Somalia (same source). He resigned from the company when he became prime minister (same source). He also gave up his shares in it (same source).

## Prime minister

On 23 February 2017 President [Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo](/en/people/mohamed-abdullahi-farmaajo/) named him prime minister ([Al Jazeera, 23 February 2017](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/2/23/somali-president-names-hassan-ali-khaire-prime-minister)). Al Jazeera described him as a dual Somali and Norwegian citizen (same source). Parliament approved him on 1 March 2017 with 231 votes ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Ali_Khaire)). See [the timeline from 2012 to 2026](/en/history/timeline-2012-to-2026/).

## Resignation

On 25 July 2020, 170 members of parliament backed a motion of no confidence ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Ali_Khaire)). He said the vote was unconstitutional (same source). He still stepped down, saying he wished to "set a good example in leadership" (same source). He then said he would run for president in the next election (same source).

## In short

A former refugee and aid manager who was Prime Minister from March 2017 to July 2020.

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