Ali Abdi Aware

Ali Abdi Aware
محمد محموغعمدار
State Minister of the Presidency for International Relations and Social Affairs of Puntland
Personal details
Born Somalia

Ali Abdi Aware (Somali: Cali Cabdi Aware, Arabic: علي عبدي العور‎) is a Somali politician.

Biography

Aware hails from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He belongs to the Majeerteen Harti Darod clan.[1]

Aware has over the years held various positions in the Puntland government, including a stint as the State Minister of the Presidency for International Relations and Social Affairs.[2] In 2008, he ran for president in that year's Puntland elections. He was eliminated in the first round of voting, receiving 4.55% of ballots.[3]

In 2013, Aware presented himself as a candidate in the 2014 Puntland presidential elections, which took place on 8 January 2014 in Garowe.[4] He was eliminated in the first round of voting, with former Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Mohamed Ali declared the winner.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Beesha Cismaan Maxamuud oo shirtay". Allsanaag. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dowladda Puntland". Somaligov. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Elections in Puntland". Africans Elections Database. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Somalia: Puntland opposition candidates welcome new MPs". Garowe Online. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Somalia: Parliament elects Dr. Abdiweli Gaas as new Puntland President". Garowe Online. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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