Abdikarim Hussein Guled (Somali: Cabdikariim Xuseen Guuleed, Arabic: عبد الكريم حسين جوليد; born 1966) is a Somali politician. He previously served as Minister of Interior and Minister of National Security of Somalia. On 4 July 2015 he was elected as the 4th president of Galmudug State of Somalia.[1]
Biography
Early years
Guled was born in 1966 in the town of Beledweyne, situated in the central Hiran region of Somalia[2] to parents who hailed from Galmudug state of Somalia.[3] He is a schoolteacher by profession.[4]
Education
Guled is a graduate from the Department of Management at the University of Science and Technology in Yemen.[2]
Career
From 4 November 2012 to 17 January 2014, he served as the Minister of Interior and Security of Somalia under Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon.[5] Guled's term ended when new Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed named him the Minister of the newly formed Ministry of National Security.[6]
On 24 May 2014, Guled resigned as National Security Minister following an attack by the Al-Shabaab militant group on the parliamentary building in Mogadishu. Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed approved Guled's resignation letter and was expected to appoint a new minister to the position,[4] on 4 July 2015. On 9 July 2014, Khalif Ahmed Ereg was appointed Minister of National Security of Somalia by Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed.[7]
Guled defeated Ahmed Mo'alim Fiqi and was elected the president of the Galmudug region.[8]
Peace Treaty
On 2 December 2015, Guled cosigned the Gaalkacyo Agreement with the President of Puntland Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. Although in this agreement, both presidents agreed to a ceasefire and the withdrawal of military troops, the conflict in Galkacyo continued onwards, as of October 2016.[9]
References
- ^ "Somalia: Regional leaders Congratulate Abdikarim on Election triumph". Geeska Afrika. HAN & Geeska Afrika Online. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ a b Helni, Ali. "Somalian Minister on Domestic Security and Piracy". Asharq Al-Awsat. Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Magacyada Wasiirrada Cusub". Garowe Online. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ a b "SOMALIA: PM approves the resignation letter from the National Security Minister". Raxanreeb. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Somalia: Prime Minister Unveils His New Cabinet". Shabelle Media Network. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "SOMALIA PM Said "Cabinet will work tirelessly for the people of Somalia"". Midnimo. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Somali Prime Minister appoints new National Security Minister". warsheekh. 9 July 2014.
- ^ Tuuryare, Abdirazak. "Somalia: Abdikarim Hussein Guled Wins Galmudug Presidential Election". allafrica.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Federal government and international partners call for immediate end to renewed violence in Gaalkacyo". unsom.unmissions.org. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
