Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somali; Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud; born 29 November 1955) is a Somali politician who has served as the president of Somalia since May 2022. He is the founder and current chairman of the Union for Peace and Development Party. He was indirectly elected as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia on 15 May 2022, defeating the incumbent president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. He previously served as the 8th president of Somalia from 2012 to 2017. A civil and political rights activist, Hassan was previously a university professor and dean at SIMAD University, which he co-founded.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud | |
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الشيخ حسن محمود | |
Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 8th and 10th President of Somalia | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Hamza Abdi Barre |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo |
| In office 16 September 2012 – 16 February 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdi Farah Shirdon Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke |
| Preceded by | Sharif Sheikh Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo |
| Leader of the Union for Peace and Development Party | |
| Assumed office 4 October 2018 | |
| Leader of the Peace and Development Party | |
| In office 20 April 2011 – 22 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Ali |
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| Born | 29 November 1955 Jalalaqsi, Trust Territory of Somaliland |
| Political party | Union for Peace and Development Party (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Peace and Development Party (before 2016) |
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In April 2013, Hassan was named in the Time 100, Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. His efforts at advancing national reconciliation, anti-corruption measures, and socio-economic and security sector reforms in Somalia were cited as reasons for the selection. He was born in Jalalaqsi, an agricultural town situated in central Hiran in present-day Somalia, during the trusteeship period, and comes from a middle-class background. Hassan is married to Qamar Ali Omar and has seven children.