Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle

Somali politician

موسى حسن شيخ عبد الله‎

Ambassador to Italy

Incumbent

Assumed office
20 June 2013Acting President of SomaliaIn office
20 August 2012 – 28 August 2012Prime MinisterAbdiweli GaasPreceded bySharif Sheikh AhmedSucceeded byMohamed Osman Jawari (acting)Interim Speaker of ParliamentIn office
20 August 2012 – 28 August 2012Preceded bySharif Hassan Sheikh AdenSucceeded byMohamed Osman Jawari Personal detailsBorn

Mussa Hassan Sheikh Abdulle

(1940-12-25) December 25, 1940 (age 83)^{[citation needed]}
Shilavo, Somali Region, Ethiopia^{[citation needed]}Political partyIndependent

Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle (Somali: Muuse Xasan Sheekh Cabdulle, Arabic: موسى حسن الشيخ سعيد عبد الله; born 1940), also known as Muse Sayyid Hassan or Mussa Hassan Sheikh Abdulle,^[1] is a senior Somali military figure and politician. He has been the acting president of Somalia and interim speaker of the Federal Parliament.^[2] He is Somalia's ambassador to Italy.^[3]

Biography

His name is transliterated in various ways including Musa Hassan Abdulle.^[4] He was born in 1940 in Shilabo, Ogaden and hails from Bahgeri sub-clan of the larger Ogaden Absame Kuumade Darod clan.^[5]^[4]

Career

Military career

Abdulle was a prominent member of the Somali National Army. He was among the first three Somali cadets to graduate from the Military Academy of Modena (Accademia Militare di Modena), located in Modena, northern Italy.^[6] In 1985, Abdulle received a fellowship to attend the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the institution the following year.^[7]

Federal Government of Somalia

Federal Parliament and interim presidency

Following the end of the mandate of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) on 20 August 2012 and the concurrent start of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdulle, as the eldest legislator, was appointed interim speaker of the new Federal Parliament during its inaugural session held at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu.^[4]^[8] He was additionally named Acting President at the ceremony,^[9]^[10] which also saw the swearing in of many MPs.^[4] Voting for a new speaker of Parliament was held on 28 August 2012, with former Minister of Transportation and Minister of Labor and Sports Mohamed Osman Jawari elected the permanent speaker.^[11]

On 30 August 2012, the Federal Parliament convened and unanimously endorsed a new committee tasked with overseeing Somalia's 2012 presidential elections. At the parliamentary session chaired by the new Speaker Jawari, 15 MPs were named to the body and Abdulle was appointed as the commission's chairperson.^[12] The ballot was eventually held on 1 September 2012, with Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected as the new President of Somalia.^[13]

Ambassador to Italy

On 20 June 2013, Abdulle was named Somalia's ambassador to Italy by the cabinet.^[3]

Military training and positions

Training

National Defense University, Washington, D.C. – Class of 1986
Scuola di Guerra (War College), Civitavecchia, Italy – 1968–70
Battalion Commander Training, Mogadishu, Somalia – 1964–65
Scuola Applicazione d'Arma (Military Research Institute), Turin, Italy – 1961–63
Modena Military Academy, Modena, Italy – 1959–61
Scuola Media Superiore (High School), Mogadishu – 1955–59

Experience

Commander, 60th Division, Baidoa, Somalia – 1986–89
Promoted to the rank of brigadier general – 1986
Commandant, Ahmed Gurey War College, Mogadishu – 1983–84
Member, National Purchasing Board, Mogadishu – 1979–83
Defense Attache, Rome, Italy – 1976–79
Military Advisor & Aide to the President – 1973–76
Promoted to the rank of colonel – 1974
Director of Operations, Ministry of Defense – 1971–73
Commander, 26th Division, Somali National Army, Hargeisa – 1970–71
Promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel – 1970
Commander, Tank and motorized Battalions, Hargeisa – 1965–68
Promoted to the rank of major – 1967
Promoted to the rank of captain – 1965
Promoted to the rank of 1st lieutenant – 1963
Promoted to the rank of 2nd lieutenant – 1961
Joined Somali National Army – 1959

References

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^ "Visit of Catherine Ashton, Vice-President of the EC, to Somalia". European Commission. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b Adan, Ahmed (20 June 2013). "Somalia:Council of Ministers appoints five new Somali Ambassadors". Midnimo.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Somalia: UN Envoy Says Inauguration of New Parliament in Somalia 'Historic Moment'". Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
^ "Federal legislators" (PDF). Bar-Kulan. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ "ALLIEVI SOMALI DEL 141° Corso Accademia Militare Modena 1959/1961". Association of Somali Former Cadets of Modena Military Academy. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
^ International Student Management Office. "Class of 1986 – Class of 1995". National Defense University. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
^ "Muse Hassan, 72, elected caretaker Parliament Speaker". Associated Press. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ "Office of the President". Office of the Somali President. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^ "August 2012 - Somalia". Rulers.org. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^ "Somali Parliament Elects Speaker for New Gov't". Voice of America. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
^ "SOMALIA: New Parliament endorses presidential election commission". RBC Radio. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ "Somali lawmakers elect Mohamud as next president". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11.