Abdiqasim Salad | |
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عبد القاسم سلطة حسن | |
5th President of Somalia | |
In office 27 August 2000 – 14 October 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Ali Khalif Galaydh Osman Jama Ali Muhammad Abdi Yusuf |
Preceded by | Ali Mahdi Muhammad |
Succeeded by | Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed |
Personal details | |
Born | Goldogob, Italian East Africa | 1 January 1942
Alma mater | Moscow State University (1965) |
Abdiqasim Salad Hassan (Somali: Cabdiqaasim Salaad Xasan;[1] Arabic: عبد القاسم سلطة حسن; born on 1 January 1942), also known as Abdiqasim Salad,[2] is a Somali politician who served as the fifth President of Somalia from 2000 to 2004. He helped found the Transitional National Government and previously served as Interior Minister and Finance Minister in the government of Siad Barre.