Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid Explained

Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid
عبد الرحمن محمود عيديد
Office:Mayor of Hargeisa
Term Start:14 April 2013
Term End:17 June 2021
Predecessor:Yusuf Warsame Saeed
Successor:Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge
Party:Kulmiye

Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid (Soltelco) (Somali: Cabdiraxman Maxmuud Caydiid, Arabic: عبد الرحمن محمود عيديد) is a Somalilander politician. He is a former Mayor of Hargeisa, the largest city and capital of Somaliland from 2013 to 2021,. He belongs to the Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan.

Career

Aidiid is a member of the Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye), the ruling political party in Somaliland. After the death of Hargeisa Mayor Yusuf Warsame Saeed, Aidiid was elected as replacement leader on April 14, 2013, by a quorum of 24 municipal councilors. He is the youngest official ever to be appointed to the position.[1] He was succeeded by Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge as the mayor of Hargeisa after the 2021 Somaliland municipal elections, gaining the most votes out of all candidates in Hargeisa.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Qaran News . Kulmiye's Abdirahman Soltelco New Mayor Of Hargeisa . 18 July 2013 . Qaran News . 14 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130424234924/http://qarannews.com/2013/04/kulmiyes-abdirahman-soltelco-new-mayor-of-hargeisa/ . 24 April 2013 .
  2. News: Waayaha ku xeeran rejada 'Maayarnimo' ee Cabdikariin Axmed Mooge. so. BBC News Somali. 2021-06-21.
  3. News: Shan arrimood oo ku saabsan Cabdikariim Axmed Mooge. so. BBC News Somali. 2021-06-21.