28 Notable alumni of
Somali National University

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Somali National University is 2161st in the world, 51st in Africa, and 1st in Somalia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from Somali National University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

    Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    politicianengineeracademic administratorteacher
    Biography

    Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is a Somali politician serving as the current president of Somalia since 15 May 2022. He previously held the office from 2012 to 2017.

  2. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed

    Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1934-2012 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was a Somali politician and former military officer. He was one of the founders of the rebel Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF), as well as the Puntland state of Somalia, the latter of which he served as the first president. In 2004, Yusuf also helped establish the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), which he led as President of Somalia from 2004 until 2008.

  3. Mohamed Osman Jawari

    Mohamed Osman Jawari
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1945-2024 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Mohamed Osman Jawari, also known as Mohamed Jawari or Osman Jawari, was a Somali attorney and politician. He was Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia from 2012 to 2018. He also briefly served as acting President of Somalia from August to September 2012.

  4. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke

    Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, popularly known as Omar Sharmarke, is a Somali diplomat and politician. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Prime Minister of Somalia. He subsequently briefly served as Somalia's Ambassador to the United States in 2014. In December 2014, Sharmarke was reappointed Prime Minister of Somalia. His term ended on 1 March 2017, and he was replaced by Hassan Ali Khaire.

  5. Nur Hassan Hussein

    Nur Hassan Hussein
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1938-2020 (aged 82)
    Occupations
    diplomatpolitician
    Biography

    Nur Hassan Hussein, popularly known as Nur Adde, was a Somali politician, who served as Prime Minister of Somalia from November 2007 to February 2009. He was from Mogadishu and part of the Abgaal sub-clan of the Hawiye.

  6. Hadrawi

    Hadrawi
    Years
    1943-2022 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    poet
    Biography

    Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, known by the pseudonym Hadrawi, was a Somali poet, philosopher and songwriter. Having written many notable protest works, Hadrawi has been likened by some to Shakespeare, and his poetry has been translated into various languages. He is the older brother of Hurre Walanwal, another Somali poet and songwriter.

  7. Hawa Abdi

    Hawa Abdi
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1947-2020 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    humanitarianphysicianhuman rights activistjuristlawyer
    Biography

    Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe was a Somali human rights activist and physician. She was the founder and chairperson of the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation (DHAF), a non-profit organization.

  8. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed

    Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1958-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomateconomist
    Biography

    Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, also known as Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammad, is a Somali economist and politician. He has held leadership positions with various international organizations, including the World Bank, USAID, African Union/IBAR, the European Union, the Bank of Canada, COMESA, and the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah.

  9. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali

    Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    writerpoliticianeconomist
    Biography

    Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, also more known as Abdiweli Gaas, is a Somali American economist and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Somalia from June 2011 to October 2012, and briefly afterwards as an MP in the newly formed Federal Parliament. During his time as premier, Ali is credited with having devised the formal "Roadmap for the End of Transition", a political process that provided clear benchmarks leading toward the establishment of permanent democratic institutions in the country. On 8 January 2014, he was elected the 5th President of the Puntland.

  10. Abdi Farah Shirdon

    Abdi Farah Shirdon
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1958-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    businesspersonpoliticianeconomist
    Biography

    Abdi Farah Shirdon is a Somali businessman, economist and politician. He served as the prime minister of Somalia between October 2012 and December 2013. Shirdon is credited with having overseen significant development in social services and the national budget, as well as improving local security.

  11. Abdirahman Farole

    Abdirahman Farole
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1945-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamoud Farole is a Somali politician. He served for many years in the government, acting as a governor of the Nugal region of Somalia in the 1990s and later as the Minister of Finance of the autonomous Puntland region in the northeast. From 8 January 2009 to 8 January 2014, Farole was also the President of Puntland. Farole's multipronged efforts at creating provisions and collaboration with international polities and organizations resulted in a drastic decrease in piracy along the Marinka Gardafuul (Guardafui Channel).

  12. Hassan Abshir Farah

    Hassan Abshir Farah
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1945-2020 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Hassan Abshir Farah was a Somali politician. He previously served as mayor of Mogadishu and interior minister of Puntland. From November 12, 2001 to November 8, 2003, he was also prime minister of Somalia. Farah was an MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia.

  13. Yusuf Garaad Omar

    Yusuf Garaad Omar
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Yusuf Garaad Omar is a Somali journalist, diplomat and politician. He previously served as Somalia ambassador to the United Nations and was a senior advisor to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. He was the Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs from March 2017 until he was fired by then Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in January 2018.

  14. Asha Haji Elmi

    Asha Haji Elmi
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    peace activistpolitician
    Biography

    Asha Haji Elmi is a Somali politician and peace activist. As of August 2012, she is a former member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia.

  15. Ahmed Kariye

    Ahmed Kariye
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    businesspersonpoliticianeconomist
    Biography

    Ahmed Abdi Karie, nicknamed "Qoor Qoor", is a Somali politician who serves as the current President of Galmudug state. He assumed office on 2 February 2020.

  16. Gaarriye

    Gaarriye
    Years
    1952-2012 (aged 60)
    Occupations
    poetactivist
    Biography

    Mohamed Hashi Dhamac better known as Gaarriye, was a Somali poet and political activist. He belonged to the Makahiil sub-division of Sa'ad Musa sub-clan of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan.

  17. Ahmed Duale Gelle

    Ahmed Duale Gelle
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1949-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    businesspersonpoliticianeconomist
    Biography

    Ahmed Duale Gelle was the 5th president of Galmudug State of Somalia, in office from 3 May 2017 to 2 February 2020. Before he became Galmudug’s president he was a businessman and former federal parliament member.

  18. Jama Musse Jama

    Jama Musse Jama
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    writermathematician
    Biography

    Jama Musse Jama is a prominent Somali ethnomathematician and author. He is notable for his research on traditional Somali boardgames such as Shax.

  19. Hussein Samatar

    Hussein Samatar
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1968-2013 (aged 45)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Hussein Samatar was a Somali American politician, banker and community organizer. He established the African Development Center in 2004, which provided microloans and technical expertise to recent immigrant businesses.

  20. Ahmed Mumin Warfa

    Ahmed Mumin Warfa
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    Died in 2021
    Occupations
    university teacherbotanist
    Biography

    Ahmed Mumin Warfa was a Somali scientist specializing in botany, who with his colleague Mats Thulin discovered the species Cyclamen somalense. He served as president (rector) of the Zamzam University of Science and Technology from 2020 until his death.

  21. Abdullahi Ahmed Jama

    Abdullahi Ahmed Jama
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1951-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    civil servant
    Biography

    General Abdullahi Ahmed Jama Ilkajir is a Somali politician, who was Puntland's Interior Minister from 17 January 2009 to 5 February 2014. He is the former Minister of Education of Somalia, having been appointed to the position on 12 January 2015 by the former Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. However, he only served 2 weeks when on 17 January 2015, Prime Minister Sharmarke dissolved his newly nominated cabinet due to vehement opposition by legislators, who rejected the reappointment of certain former ministers.

  22. Ali Said Hassan

    Ali Said Hassan
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1950-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Ali Said Hassan is a Somali film producer, director, former photojournalist and archive collector.

  23. Mohamed Sirad Dolal

    Mohamed Sirad Dolal
    Born in
    Ethiopia Flag Ethiopia
    Years
    1955-2009 (aged 54)
    Occupations
    academicpolitical activist
    Biography

    Dr. Mohamed Sirad Dolal was an academic and a member of the central committee and executive council of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a liberation movement in Ogaden determined to free its homeland from Ethiopia.

  24. Asha Geelle Diiriye

    Asha Geelle Diiriye
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1966-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Asha Gelle Dirie is a Somali politician and civil society activist. From 2005 to 2012, she served as the Minister of Women Development and Family Affairs of the autonomous Puntland regional state in northeastern Somalia. Dirie is also the founder and Executive Director of The Asha Gelle Foundation (TAG Foundation). Additionally, she served as the Chairperson of the federal Constitutional Review and Implementation Commission between 2014 and 2015.

  25. Eng Mohamed Isse Lacle

    Eng Mohamed Isse Lacle
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1956-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Eng. Mohamed Isse Ali, also known as Col. Mohamed Isse Ganaje, is a Somali engineer, Navy commander, and politician. Lacle has extensive experience in naval warfare, electricity and mechanics, politics and diplomacy. He has taught subjects in naval warfare and engineering in the Technical Maritime Intermediate School of the National Somali Navy and served as director from 1981 to 1982. He served in the Somali Navy from 1975 to 1991 and held several commanding positions at his time before the Somali Civil War broke. He holds the rank of naval captain. He currently resides in Garoe, the capital of Puntland.

  26. Saleban Essa Ahmed

    Saleban Essa Ahmed
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Saleban Essa Ahmed "Haglotosiye", is a prominent Somali politician who was the leader of the SSC Movement and served as Somaliland's Minister of Health.

  27. Barkhad Ali Salah

    Barkhad Ali Salah
    Born in
    Somalia Flag Somalia
    Years
    1932-2016 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Barkhad Ali Salah was a veteran Somali politician and historian. He served as the first mayor of Bosaso.

  28. Ali Mohamed Ahmed

    Ali Mohamed Ahmed
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ali Moalim Mohamed is a businessman and politician from Somalia.