Leaders and statesmen
Mohamed Hussein Roble (Maxamed Xuseen Rooble)
Mohamed Hussein Roble (born February 1968 in Hobyo) is a Somali civil engineer who was Prime Minister of Somalia from September 2020 to June 2022. He studied in Mogadishu and at KTH in Stockholm, then worked for aid groups and the International Labour Organization. As prime minister he was given charge of the 2021 and 2022 elections and hosted the talks that set their final timetable.
Mohamed Hussein RobleMaxamed Xuseen Rooble · Mohamed Roble
- Lived
- 1968-02 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
- 2 sources
Who is he?
Mohamed Hussein Roble is a Somali engineer and politician (Wikipedia, Mohamed Hussein Roble). He was Prime Minister of Somalia from 23 September 2020 to 25 June 2022 (same source). This page covers his public role and takes no side in party politics.
Early life and study
He was born in Hobyo, in the Mudug region, in February 1968 (Wikipedia). He earned a degree in civil engineering at the Somali National University (same source). He later studied at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (same source). There he finished a master's degree in environmental and sustainable engineering (same source). See Somalis in Sweden.
Work before politics
He worked for non-governmental organisations (Wikipedia). He was then a technical adviser on engineering at the International Labour Organization, a UN agency (same source). Al Jazeera called him a "political newcomer" when he was named (Al Jazeera, 18 September 2020).
Prime minister
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo named him prime minister in September 2020 (Al Jazeera). He replaced Hassan Ali Khaire, whom parliament had voted out in July (same source). The choice came hours after the president and regional leaders agreed an election plan (same source). Under the plan, clan delegates would elect the 275 members of parliament (same source). The members would then choose the president (same source).
He kept Khadar Mohamed Gulaid as deputy prime minister (Wikipedia). His cabinet had 26 ministers, 15 of them from the previous cabinet, and four women (same source).
On 18 December 2020 a suicide bomber struck outside a stadium in Galkayo minutes before he was due to speak (Wikipedia). Seven civilians and three soldiers were killed (same source). He offered condolences to the families and called for unity (same source).
The elections of 2021 and 2022
On 1 May 2021 the federal government gave him charge of the election process and its security (Wikipedia). In September 2021 he and the president disagreed over an investigation into the death of a security officer, Ikran Tahlil Farah (same source). The president then suspended some of his executive powers (same source). In January 2022 he hosted talks with state leaders (same source). They agreed to finish parliamentary elections by 25 February 2022 (same source). See the timeline from 2012 to 2026.
End of term
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud began his second term as president on 15 June 2022 (Wikipedia). He named Hamza Abdi Barre as prime minister, approved on 25 June 2022 (same source).
In short
An engineer who was Prime Minister from September 2020 to June 2022 and was given charge of the 2021 and 2022 elections.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Mohamed Hussein Roble · en.wikipedia.org
- Al Jazeera, 18 September 2020 · aljazeera.com
Mohamed Hussein RobleMaxamed Xuseen Rooble · Mohamed Roble
- Lived
- 1968-02 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
- 2 sources
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