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Mohamed Abdi Waare (Maxamed Cabdi Waare)
Mohamed Abdi Waare (born 14 February 1960 in Jowhar) is a Somali agricultural officer and politician who was President of Hirshabelle State from September 2017 to November 2020. He worked for the Ministry of Agriculture, then for the Red Cross and UN agencies after 1991. As president he aimed to bring clan militias into the state forces and planned a port at Cadale. He resigned in November 2020.
Mohamed Abdi WaareMaxamed Cabdi Waare · Mohamed Abdi Ware
- Lived
- 1960-02-14 to today
- 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
- 3 sources
Who is he?
Mohamed Abdi Waare is a Somali politician (Wikipedia, Mohamed Abdi Ware). He was the second President of Hirshabelle, from 16 September 2017 to 2 November 2020 (same source). This page covers his public role and takes no side in party politics.
Early life and study
He was born on 14 February 1960 in Jowhar, Middle Shabelle (Wikipedia). His family is Xawaadle (Hawiye), of the Yabar Madaxweyne branch (same source). He went to primary school in Halgan village in Bulo Burte district, Hiiraan, and to secondary school in Mogadishu (same source). He finished Afgooye Agricultural High School in 1979 (same source). In 1985 he took part in an agricultural extension course at Indiana University in the United States (same source).
Agriculture and aid work
He worked for the Ministry of Agriculture for ten years (Wikipedia). He was its agricultural coordinator for the Middle Shabelle and Hiiraan regions (same source). After 1991 he worked for the Red Cross for ten years, through years of insecurity and famine (same source). He also worked for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (same source). He worked briefly for the UN Development Programme on a reconstruction project for the Transitional Federal Government (same source).
President of Hirshabelle
In August 2017 the state parliament removed Ali Abdullahi Osoble in a no-confidence vote (Garowe Online, September 2017). On 16 September 2017 the parliament elected Waare president (same source). He won 74 votes in the second round, against 23 for Dahir Abdulle Awale (same source). International partners welcomed what they called an orderly election (UNSOM, September 2017).
He said his main tasks were to disarm clan militias and bring them into the state's security forces (Wikipedia). He also planned a port at Cadale and a dry port at Ferfer in Hiiraan (same source). In 2018 members of parliament planned a motion to remove him (same source). He resigned on 2 November 2020 (same source). See Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle.
In short
An agricultural officer and aid worker from Jowhar who was President of Hirshabelle from September 2017 until he resigned in November 2020.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Mohamed Abdi Ware · en.wikipedia.org
- Garowe Online, September 2017 · garoweonline.com
- UNSOM, September 2017 · unsom.unmissions.org
Mohamed Abdi WaareMaxamed Cabdi Waare · Mohamed Abdi Ware
- Lived
- 1960-02-14 to today
- 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
- 3 sources
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