Abdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh | |
Office: | Prime Minister of Somalia |
President: | Sharif Sheikh Ahmed |
Term Start: | 24 September 2010 |
Term End: | 31 October 2010 |
Predecessor: | Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke |
Successor: | Mohamed Abdullahi FarmajoCurrent position =Senator of Upper house Somali government |
Birth Place: | Dusamareeb galgaduud somalia |
Party: | Transitional Federal Government |
Abdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh (Somali: Cabdiwaahid Elmi Goonjeex, Arabic: وحيد عبدي علمي غونجاه), popularly known as Abdiwahid Gonjeh,[1] is a Somali politician. He is currently a Senator of upper house of the Federal Parliament representing Galgaduud region, Abudwak District. From September through October 2010, he was the acting Prime Minister of Somalia, a post he inherited from Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke.[2] [3] Prior to his appointment, Gonjeh had been the Deputy Prime Minister and federal Minister for Transport.[4]
He hails from the Darod Marehan subclan. In mid-2012, Gonjeh presented himself as a candidate in Somalia's 2012 presidential elections.[5]
Member of federal parliament of Somalia both lower house and upper house from 2002 up to date April 2019.