Somali politician
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Somalia's president since 2022, now in a disputed second term after previously holding office from 2012 to 2017. His first administration drew fire for corruption and media restrictions; his current one faces questions of legitimacy.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was a university professor and dean at SIMAD University, which he co-founded, before entering politics. In 2012 he was elected president of the Transitional Federal Government, a role that landed him on Time's 100 most influential people list in 2013. Two years later he invited Ethiopian troops into the African Union mission — controversial given the 2006 invasion — and his administration became known for corruption, abuse of power, and curbs on the press. He lost in 2017, founded the Union for Peace and Development Party, and won a second term in 2022. That presidency ha…
Sourced, dated quotes from Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Our country needs to go forward, not to go back. I promise to build a Somalia that is in harmony with itself and is in harmony with the world.
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