Name Mohamed Omaar Nieces Loula Omaar Siblings Rageh Omaar | Education University of Oxford Role Politician Nephews Sami Omaar | |
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Political party Transitional Federal Government | ||
Somalia Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar speech at Garissa
Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar (Somali: Maxamed Cabdullahi Omaar, Arabic: محمد عبدالله عمر) is a Somali politician and diplomat. He twice served as the Foreign Minister of Somalia.
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- Somalia Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar speech at Garissa
- Jubaland Wazirka Duulimadka iyo hawada Somalia Mr Omaar at Garissa
- Biography
- Political career
- References
#Jubaland Wazirka Duulimadka iyo hawada Somalia Mr. Omaar at Garissa
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 younger brother Rageh Omaar is a journalist. His family was based in Hargeisa capital of Somaliland and reportedly have properties and estates in the city; the 6 piano neighborhood and the US Mission Headquarters belong to their family.
Omaar was educated at a boarding school in Dorset before graduating from Trinity College, Oxford University.
Political career
Omaar served as one of the Foreign Ministers of Somalia, 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 Somali Premier, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.
Starting August 2011, Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim served as Omaar's Deputy Foreign Minister.
Following a cabinet reshuffle in February 2012, Abdullahi Haji Hassan succeeded Omaar as the new Foreign Minister.
Puntland and Qatar supported Dr. Omaar’s bid to become Prime Minister of Somalia in late 2013.