Abdi Hashi Abdullahi

Abdi Hashi Abdullahi (Somali: Cabdi Xaashi Cabdullaahi; b. 1 December 1946, Arabic: عبدي حاشي عبدالله) is a Somali politician who has been elected twice to serve as the first Speaker of the Senate of Somalia representating Somaliland. ^[1][2] He took the office in 22 January 2017.^[3] Previously, he was a former Minister of Heritage and Culture and Minister of Health in the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.^[4]

His Excellency Abdi Hashi Abdullahi
Cabdi Xaashi Cabdullaahi
3rd Speaker of the Senate of Somalia
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 April 2022
Preceded by	Mohamed Ali Yusuf
Constituency	Somaliland
1st Speaker of the Senate of Somalia
In office 22 January 2017 – 10 August 2021
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Mohamed Ali Yusuf
Minister of Heritage and Culture
In office 2004–2006
President	Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Prime Minister	Ali Mohamed Ghedi
Minister of Health
In office 2008–2006
President	Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Prime Minister	Ali Mohamed Ghedi
Personal details
Born	(1946-12-01) December 1, 1946 (age 78) Babile, Italian East Africa
Residence	Hargeisa

Personal life

He was born on 1 December 1946,^[5] in Babile town during Italian colony in Horn of Africa.^[6] Abdelahi hails from the Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan, dominant Hargeisa as he constituent Somaliland representatives to Somalia.

Career

Abdullahi became an early civil servant and held various positions Somali Democratic Republic during the 1970s and 1980s, most notably the governor of the southern Somali province of Merca between 1979 and 1990.

Following the collapse of the central government in 1991, during Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed administration, Abdullahi served as Minister of Heritage and Culture between 2004 and 2007, as well as Minister of Health of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia in 2008.^[4]

He has also held seats in the Federal Parliament of Somalia several times.

Senate speaker

Main article: 2016 Somali parliamentary election

On January 2017, Abdullahi was elected as the first speaker of the Somali Senate since its formation 2016.^[7][8][9]

Main article: 2021–2022 Somali parliamentary election

On 26 April 2022, Abdullahi was re-elected as Speaker of the Senate of Somalia for a second term.^[10][11]

On 3 December 2024, the announcement of the death of his predecessor Mohamed Ali Yusuf in Istanbul, Turkey, Abdullahi shared a statement expressing his legacy, calling him a "patriotic person with faith and humble spirit." Followed by a state funeral, Abdullahi prayed the Janasah at Mogadishu Airport on 6 December 2024.^[12]