Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar

Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar محمد عبدالله اومار
Foreign Minister of Somalia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 12, 2010
Prime Minister	Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
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Political party	Transitional Federal Government

Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar (Somali: Maxamed Cabdullahi Omaar, Arabic: محمد عبدالله عمر‎) is a Somali politician and diplomat. He is the Foreign Minister of Somalia.

Biography

Omaar is the elder son of businessman Abdullahi Omaar. He also has three younger siblings: one of his sisters, Raqiya Omaar, is a human rights advocate, and his brother Rageh Omaar is a journalist. His family was based in Mogadishu and reportedly had properties and estates in Mogadishu; the 6 piano and the US Mission Head Quarters belong to their family.^[1]

Omaar was educated at Oxford University.^[2]

Political career

Omaar served as one of the Foreign Ministers of Somalia,^[3] having been appointed to the office on February 20, 2009 by then Prime Minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke.

After working in various other governmental posts, on November 12, 2010, Omaar was re-appointed Foreign Minister in addition to one of several Deputy Prime Ministers by the new Somalian Premier, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.^[4]

As of August 2011, Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim serves as Omaar's Deputy Foreign Minister.

See also

• Rageh Omaar

References

1. ^ Muhammad, Khalid (March 30, 2009). Q & A with Somali Foreign Minister Muhammad Abdullahi Omar. Asharq Al-Awsat
2. ^ Somali Prime Minister Unveiled His Cabinet
3. ^ HARDtalk (june 3, 2009). Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar BBC
4. ^ Somali PM unveils leaner cabinet

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