Ridwan Hirsi Mohamed

Ridwan Hirsi Mohamed رضوان حرسي محمد
Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia
In office 17 January 2014 – 14 February 2015
Prime Minister	Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Preceded by	Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan
Succeeded by	Mohamed Omar Arte
minister of religious affairs
In office 17 January 2014 – 12 February 2015
Prime Minister	Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Succeeded by	Abdulkadir Sheikh Ali Baghdadi
Member of Somali Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 August 2012
Personal details
Born	Mogadishu Somalia
Political party	Peace and Development Party

Ridwan Hirsi Mohamed (Somali: Ridwaan Xirsi Maxamed, Arabic: رضوان حرسي محمد‎) is a Somali politician. He is the Minister of Religious Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia.

Deputy Prime Minister

Appointment

On 17 January 2014, Mohamed was appointed by Minister of Religious Affairs by Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. Mohamed was also concurrently named Deputy Prime Minister.^[1] He succeeded Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan in the latter position.

Hussein national funeral committee

On 1 February 2014, Mohamed was appointed chair of a governmental committee tasked with organizing a national funeral for the late Prime Minister of Somalia, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, who had died on 31 January 2014.^[2]

Illicit weapons bill

In August 2014, Mohamed chaired a Cabinet meeting during which the federal ministers discussed a bill aimed at outlawing the trade and possession of illegal weapons in Somalia. The proposed legislation was part of a larger security sector reform. Cabinet ministers unanimously passed the new law, which is now slated to be brought before parliament for deliberation.^[3][4]

Ministry of Culture and Higher Education office

In September 2014, the Somali federal government reopened the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education building at an official ceremony in Mogadishu. The event was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Religious Affairs Mohamed, and was attended by representatives from various universities, parliamentarians, diplomats, educators, parents, and patriotic singers. Minister of Culture and Higher Education Duale Adan Mohamed outlined therein his ministry's efforts at rehabilitating the compound, which had been non-operational for over twenty years. Additionally, Mohamed described the reopening of the office as a major accomplishment for the government and wider society, and thanked Duale's ministry for its renovation work.^[5]

Population census

In September 2014, the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation published a preliminary population census for Somalia. It is the first such governmental initiative in over two decades. The UNFPA assisted the Ministry in the project, which is slated to be finalized ahead of the planned plebiscite and local and national elections in 2016. According to Deputy Prime Minister Ridwan Hirsi Mohamed and Minister of Planning Said Abdullahi Mohamed, the census will facilitate the implementation of Vision 2016 and general development projects in the country. The Ministry of Planning also indicated that the preliminary census data suggests that there are around 12,360,000 residents in the nation, and that it plans to conduct a census of Somalian expatriates.^[6]

References

1. "SOMALIA PM Said "Cabinet will work tirelessly for the people of Somalia"". Midnimo. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. "PM Abweli sends his condolences to former Prime Minister Abdirisak Hajji Hussein". Shabelle Media Network. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
3. "Somali cabinet pass bill against illegal weapons". Goobjoog. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
4. "SOMALIA: cabinet launches a bill to limit illegal small arms trade in the country". Raxanreeb. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
5. "Federal government reopens the building of the ministry of culture and higher education". Goobjoog. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
6. "SOMALIA: Gov’t to launch population census ahead of 2016 elections". RBC Radio. Retrieved 21 September 2014.