Preceded by Mohamed Bihi Yonis | Name Mohammad Omar Role Politician | |
Succeeded by Dr. Musa Kassim Omer | ||
Dr. Mohammad Abdullahi Omar (Somali: Maxamed Cabdulaahi Cumar, Arabic: محمد عبدالله اومار) is a Somali politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia. He was appointed to the position on July 28, 2010 by the region's incumbent President Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo. Following a regional cabinet reshuffle in June 25, 2013, Omar was replaced as Foreign Minister by Mohamed Bihi Yonis. Omar subsequently served as Somaliland's Minister of Commerce until May 20, 2014, when he was dismissed from the position by presidential decree following an internal dispute over leadership succession within the region's ruling Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye) party.