Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi ( so, Cabdixakiin Maxamuud Xaaji Fiqi, ar, عبد الحكيم محمود حاجي الفقي), also spelled Abdulhakim Mahamud Fiqi,Somalia: Deputy prime minister on his first visit in Gedo region
is a Somali diplomat and politician. He twice served as the

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

Personal life

Haji-Faqi hails from the Bay region in southern Somalia.Somali Prime Minister Unveiled His Cabinet
He belongs to the

Tunni The Tunni (Somali language, Somali: Tunni) are a Somali clan that make up part of the wider Digil-Rahanweyn branch. It is one of the major clans that inhabit in the South West State of Somalia, South West State of Somalia and can also be found in ...

sub group of the

Rahanweyn The Rahanweyn (Maay: ''Reewin or Roowing'', Northern Somali: ''Raxanweyn'', ar, رحنوين), also known as the Digil and Mirifle () are a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory and dense ...

clan. Haji-Faqi was previously a diplomat in

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Career

On 12 November 2010, Haji-Faqi was appointed

of Somalia. He was also serving as one of three national Vice President of Somalia (or in other words Deputy Prime Minister). His term as Defence Minister came to an end on 20 July 2011. On 4 November 2012, Haji-Faqi was appointed Minister of Defence for a second time by the new Prime Minister, Abdi Farah Shirdon. Among his first initiatives in office, Haji-Faqi led negotiations helping to secure the

Arab League The Arab League ( ar, الجامعة العربية, ' ), formally the League of Arab States ( ar, جامعة الدول العربية, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world, which is located in Northern Africa, Western Africa, E ...

's support for the Somali federal government's campaign to end the longstanding

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on Somalia. The blockade was eventually lifted on 6 March 2013, following the

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's unanimous adoption of Resolution 2093. Haji-Faqi's second term as Minister of Defence ended on 17 January 2014, when new Prime Minister

Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed ( so, Cabdiweli Sheekh Axmed, ar, عبدالولي الشيخ أحمد; born 1959), also known as Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammad, is a Somali economist and politician. He previously worked in the Somali military governmen ...

appointed Mohamed Sheikh Hassan as his successor.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haji-Faqi, Abdihakim Mohamoud Living people Defence Ministers of Somalia Government ministers of Somalia Ethnic Somali people Somalian emigrants to Canada Year of birth missing (living people)