Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Somali politician

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Updated 2026-09-08

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.

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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…

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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.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (2022) cited in "Somalia Elects New President, but Terrorists Hold True Power" on The New York Times, 15 May 2022.
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