Ali Mahdi Muhammad

Ali Mahdi Muhammad (Somali: Cali Mahdi Maxamed, Arabic: علي مهدي محمد) (1 January 1939 – 10 March 2021) was a Somali entrepreneur and politician. He served as President of Somalia from 26 January 1991 to 27 August 1993. The Cairo Agreement in December 1997 designated Ali Mahdi as president once again, a position he held until being succeeded by Abdiqasim Salad in the year 2000.

Ali Mahdi Muhammad
علي مهدي محمد
Muhammad in 2020
4th President of Somalia
In office
26 January 1991 – 27 August 2000
Preceded byMohamed Siad Barre
Succeeded byAbdiqasim Salad Hassan
Personal details
Born(1939-01-01)1 January 1939
Jowhar, Somalia
Died10 March 2021(2021-03-10) (aged 82)
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalitySomali
Political partyUnited Somali Congress

Muhammad rose to power after a coalition of armed opposition groups, including his own United Somali Congress, deposed longtime dictator Siad Barre. However, Muhammad was not able to exert his authority beyond parts of the capital, and instead vied for power with other faction leaders in the southern half of the country and with autonomous subnational entities in the north.

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