Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge Liibaan ( so, Cabdikariin Axmed Mooge Liibaan) is a

Somaliland Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside ...

politician and is the current

Mayor of Hargeisa The Mayor of Hargeisa is the chief executive of the city of Hargeisa, the capital and largest city of Somaliland. The current mayor is Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid, Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge, who took office on 17 June 2021.https://www.somalilandcurren ...

, the largest city and capital of

. He belongs to the

Eidagale The Eidagale (Ciidagale), ar, ‎عيدَغَلي, (which translates to "army joiner"), Full Name: Da'ud ibn Al-Qādhī Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad, is a major Somali clan and is a sub-division of the Garhajis clan of the Isaa ...

sub-division of the

Garhajis The Garhajis ( so, Garxajis, ar, غرحجس , Full Name: ''Al-Qādhī Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin'' ''al-Ḥusayn al-Hāshimīy'') historically known as the Habar Gerhajis () is a major clan of the wider Is ...

Isaaq The Isaaq (also Isaq, Ishaak, Isaac) ( so, Reer Sheekh Isxaaq, ar, بني إسحاق, Banī Isḥāq) is a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. Per ...

clan.

Early life

Abdikarim was born in 1974 in Sin-ujiif, a village in the outskirts of

Garowe Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غَاْرَّوْؤَيَ,

, Somalia. Abdikarim is the son of famous Somali artist

Ahmed Mooge Liibaan Ahmed Mooge Liibaan ( so, Axmed Mooge Liibaan, ar, احمد الموجي ليبان) (1943-1997) was a prominent Somali musician and singer. He was the brother of Mohamed Mooge Liibaan, another prominent Somali artist, and is also the father of ...

and nephew of famous Somali artist

Mohamed Mooge Liibaan Mohammed Mooge Liibaan ( so, Maxamed Mooge Liibaan, ar, محمد موجي ليبان ) (1945-1984) was a prominent Somali instrumentalist, vocalist, poet, politician and activist. History Mooge was born in Hargeisa, British Somaliland and ha ...

. He grew up in Hargeisa, where he completed his primary and secondary education. At the outbreak of clashes in Hargeisa during the

Somaliland War of Independence The Somaliland War of Independence ( so, Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaaliland, lit=Somaliland Liberation War) was a rebellion waged by the Somali National Movement against the ruling military junta in Somali Democratic Republic, Somalia led by Genera ...

, Abdikarim fled to Ethiopia, specifically the Kaam-Abokor refugee camp. Upon his return to Somaliland, he and several other youth founded the HAVAYOCO agency, with the goal of supporting vulnerable people and youth. He later worked for UN agencies and international organizations, where he moved abroad and spent some of his life, but later returned to Hargeisa.

Political career

During the

Silanyo Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" ( so, Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud Siilaanyo, ar, احمد محمد محمود سيلانيو) (born 1938) is a Somaliland politician who was President of Somaliland from 2010–2017. He is a long-time member of the g ...

administration, Abdikarim served in two positions; as the Deputy Minister of National Planning and as the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, but he later resigned. Abdikarim is a member of the

Waddani The Somaliland National Party ( so, Xisbiga Waddani, lit=Patriotic Party), sometimes referred to as the Waddani National Party and better known by its shortened Somali form Waddani, is a political party in Somaliland. The party was founded by Ab ...

party, the largest opposition party in

. He succeeded the previous mayor Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid as the mayor of

Hargeisa Hargeisa (; so, Hargeysa, ar, هرجيسا) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland. It is located in the Maroodi Jeex region of the Horn of Africa. It succeeded Burco as the capital of the British Somaliland Protector ...

after the 2021 Somaliland municipal elections, gaining the most votes out of all candidates in Hargeisa.

References

Living people Ethnic Somali people Mayors of Hargeisa Peace, Unity, and Development Party politicians People from Hargeisa 1974 births {{Somaliland-politician-stub