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Abdirisak Omar Mohamed
Somali politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dr. Abdirizak Omar Mohamed (Somali: Cabdirisaaq Cumar Maxamed, Arabic: عبد الرزاق عمر محمد) is a prominent Somali politician who has held several key positions in the Federal Government of Somalia. He served as the Minister of Natural Resources and later as the Senior Policy Advisor to the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.[1] Dr. Mohamed also took on the role of Minister of Internal Security before assuming his current position as the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for the Federal Government of Somalia. Additionally, he is currently a member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia's House of the People.
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Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
On 12 August 2022, Mohamed was successful in being elected as the next Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Somalia.[2] As minister, Mohamed on 21 October 2022 helped finalize the signing of a large but controversial[3] deal that had been in the works since February with the U.S.-based oil and gas company Coastline Exploration Limited ("Coastline"). In exchange for a US$7 million signature bonus to the Central Bank of Somalia, Coastline was allowed to move forward with its exploration program for new oil fields off the Somali coast.[4][5]
On 22 December 2024 PM Hamza Abdi Barre reshufled and Mohamed was revoked from petrolium minister and replaces by Dahir Shire Mohamed.[6]
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