Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid

Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid "Khadar" (Somali: Mahdi Maxamed Guleed "Khadar", Arabic: مهدي محمد جوليد خضر) was the former deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, from 2017 to 2022 and briefly served as the acting Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia from 25 July 2020 to 23 September 2020.^[2][3]

His Excellency Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid "Khadar" "مهدي محمد جوليد "خضر
Acting Prime Minister of Somalia
In office 25 July 2020 – 23 September 2020
President	Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Preceded by	Hassan Ali Khaire
Succeeded by	Salah Ahmed Jama
Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia
In office 21 March 2017 – 2 August 2022
President	Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Prime Minister	Hassan Ali Khaire
Preceded by	Mohamed Omar Arte[1]
Succeeded by	Salah Ahmed Jama
Personal details
Born	Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid Aware, Ethiopia
Political party	Independent
Children	7
Residence(s)	Mogadishu, Somalia

Career

Early career

Prior to taking office, he practised law in Somaliland and has worked with the second Electoral Commission of Somaliland as legal advisor.^[4][5]

Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia

As a deputy prime minister Gulaid also chaired Strand 4 of Somalia’s National Security Architecture including the prevention and countering of violent extremism.^[6] Most recently, he co-chaired the Somalia Partnership Forum in Brussels which concluded with resounding success.^[7]