Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge Explained

Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge
Native Name:Cabdikariin Axmed Mooge
Birth Place:Sin-ujiif, Somalia
Office:Mayor of Hargeisa
Term Start:17 June 2021
Predecessor:Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid
Party:Waddani

Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge Liibaan (Somali: Cabdikariin Axmed Mooge Liibaan) is a Somaliland politician and is the current Mayor of Hargeisa, the largest city and capital of Somaliland.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Abdikarim was born in 1974 in Sin-ujiif, a village in the outskirts of Garowe, Somalia.[4] Abdikarim is the son of famous Somali artist Ahmed Mooge Liibaan and nephew of famous Somali artist Mohamed Mooge Liibaan. He grew up in Hargeisa, where he completed his primary and secondary education. At the outbreak of clashes in Hargeisa during the Somaliland War of Independence, Abdikarim fled to Ethiopia, specifically the Kaam-Abokor refugee camp.

Upon his return to Somaliland, he and several other youth founded the HAVAYOCO agency, with the goal of supporting vulnerable people and youth. He later worked for UN agencies and international organizations, where he moved abroad and spent some of his life, but later returned to Hargeisa.

Political career

During the Silanyo administration, Abdikarim served in two positions; as the Deputy Minister of National Planning and as the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, but he later resigned.[5]

Abdikarim is a member of the Waddani party, the largest opposition party in Somaliland.He,succeeded the previous mayor,Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid as the mayor of Hargeisa after the 2021 Somaliland municipal elections, gaining the most votes out of all candidates in Hargeisa.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff. 2021-06-17. Somaliland: AbdiKarim Ahmed Mooge Sworn in as the New Mayor of Hargeisa. 2021-06-21. SomalilandCurrent.com. en-US. 2021-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629063552/https://www.somalilandcurrent.com/2021/06/17/somaliland-abdikarim-ahmed-mooge-sworn-in-as-the-new-mayor-of-hargeisa/. dead.
  2. Web site: History made in Somaliland as minority candidate, son of former singer scoop more votes. 2021-06-21. Garowe Online. 30 June 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: Duqa cusub ee magaalada Hargeysa oo la doortay. 2021-06-21. VOA. 17 June 2021 . so.
  4. Web site: 2021-06-17. Maxaad Ka Taqaan Taariikhda Cabdikariin Mooge?. 2022-01-28. Sayruuq News. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2015-08-11. Wasiir ku xigeen isucalisay "la dagaalanka qabyaaladda". 2022-01-28. BBC News Somali. so.
  6. News: Waayaha ku xeeran rejada 'Maayarnimo' ee Cabdikariin Axmed Mooge. so. BBC News Somali. 2021-06-21.
  7. News: Shan arrimood oo ku saabsan Cabdikariim Axmed Mooge. so. BBC News Somali. 2021-06-21.