Omar Sharmarke

Omar Sharmarke
عمر شرماركي
13th & 18th Prime Minister of Somalia
In office
24 December 2014 – 1 March 2017
PresidentHassan Sheikh Mohamud
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Preceded byAbdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Succeeded byHassan Ali Khaire
In office
14 February 2009 – 21 September 2010
PresidentSharif Sheikh Ahmed
Preceded byNur Hassan Hussein
Succeeded byAbdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke

(1960-06-18) 18 June 1960 (age 64)
Mogadishu, Trust Territory of Somaliland
Political partyIndependent
Alma materCarleton University
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Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (; Somali: Cumar Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, Arabic: عمر شرماركي) (born 18 June 1960), popularly known as Omar Sharmarke,[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Diplomatic row as Somalia Prime Minister is detained at JKIA". The Star.
  2. ^ "Somalia's new president appoints prime minister". ABC News. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

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