Adan Ahmed Elmi

Infobox_President | name =Adan Ahmed Elmi
nationality =Somali
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order =Minister of Agriculture of Somaliland
term_start =May 10, 2002
term_end =Present
predecessor =Ali Sheik Yusuf
successor ="Incumbent"
birth_date =1966
birth_place = Hargeisa, Somaliland
death_da69 =
death_place =
party =UDUB
religion =Sunni Islam
profession =Politician, Entrepreneur

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Adan Ahmed Elmi (Somali: Aden Axmed Cilmi, also known as Aden Mireh Dholayare) is the 4th Agricultural Minister of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. He became the 4th Agricultural Minister of Somaliland on May 10, 2002, after the resignation of Ali Sheik Yusuf.

Background

Adan Ahmed Elmi was born in the Somaliland city of Hargeisa. He lived in Mogadishu, Burco and Berbera during his childhood. Adan Ahmed Elmi comes from the Garhajis clan of the Isaaq tribe.

Before his appointment to the Somaliland Parliament, he was widely known for his comedic Somali films that portrayed the attitudes of Somali people which were released in the late 1990s.

He joined the UDUB party of Somaliland in late 2001 citing reasons to better the economy and living conditions in the country.

Adan Ahmed Elmi is the son of Ahmed Elmi, a well respected military commander during the Siad Barre years, now deceased. His mother, Khadija Mohamoud, owns a fruits and vegetable company in eastern Hargeisa. Belonging to the extended Dholayare family, he has twelve siblings, almost all of which reside outside of Africa.

Adan Ahmed Elmi resides in both Oslo and Hargeisa. He is the father of eight children, all of which live in Norway.

External links

* [http://www.somalilandgov.com/government.htm Brief history of Somaliland]

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