# Mohamed Hersi Ahmed (Maxamed Xirsi Axmed)

> Mohamed Hersi Ahmed: Mayor of Burao since December 2023, a returnee from Sweden elected by the local council.

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## Who is he?

Mohamed Hersi Ahmed is a Swedish-Somaliland politician ([Wikipedia, Mohamed Hersi Ahmed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Hersi_Ahmed)). He has been Mayor of Burao, the main city of [Togdheer](/en/regions/togdheer/), since 16 December 2023 (same source). He is a member of the Waddani party (same source).

## Election as mayor

The Burao local council has 13 members ([BBC Somali, 16 December 2023](https://www.bbc.com/somali/articles/c872l53lzpvo)). It had been divided for some time over the mayor's post (same source). On 16 December 2023 it elected him by 7 votes to 6 (same source). Suldan Jama Nuh was elected deputy mayor ([CBA TV](https://cbatv.net/news/somalilands-burao-local-council-elects-mohamed-ase-as-new-mayor/)). The vote followed the council's removal of the previous mayor, Abdirisaq Ibrahim Abdi ([Voice of America Somali](https://www.voasomali.com/a/duqii-magaalada-burco-iyo-ku-xigeenkiisa-oo-xilka-laga-qaaday-/7400741.html)). The Togdheer governor, Mohamed Abdullahi Nafaqo, and the regional police commander attended the session ([BBC Somali](https://www.bbc.com/somali/articles/c872l53lzpvo)).

## Background

He became a member of the Burao council after the 2021 [Somaliland](/en/states/somaliland-1991-to-2026/) local elections ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Hersi_Ahmed)). He had lived in Sweden for a time before returning home (same source). Wikipedia, citing [BBC Somali](/en/society/media-in-somalia/), describes him as quiet and religious, and estimates his age in his early fifties (same source).

## The day of the vote

BBC Somali reported that he fell from his chair in the council hall soon after his acceptance speech ([BBC Somali, 16 December 2023](https://www.bbc.com/somali/articles/c872l53lzpvo)). He was taken to a clinic and then home to rest, and witnesses told the BBC no illness was found (same source). The deputy mayor said he was tired after a hard campaign (same source).

## In short

Mayor of Burao since December 2023, elected by the council 7 to 6. See Mayors of Burao.

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