Abdiwahid Gonjeh Explained

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]

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Member of federal parliament of Somalia both lower house and upper house from 2002 up to date April 2019.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Somalia:Sharma'rke Hands over to Acting Prime Minister. 27 September 2010.
  2. http://www.rulers.org/ruls2.html#somalia Rulers – Prime Minister of Somalia – Abdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh
  3. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/7149413.html Somali interim PM hails changes in gov't as "historic"
  4. News: Somalia: President appoints acting PM . 13 June 2012 . Africa News . 22 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120108165141/http://www.africanews.com/site/Somalia_President_appoints_acting_PM/list_messages/34774 . 8 January 2012 .
  5. News: Somalia's presidential vote. 10 September 2012. AFP. 10 September 2012.