Ali Abdullahi Hussein (Ali Guudlaawe (, born 1974) is Somali politician who has served as the President of Hirshabelle from 12 November 2020.

Biography

Gudlawe completed his primary and secondary education in

Jowhar Jowhar ( so, Jowhar, ar, جوهر) is the capital city of Hirshabelle state of Somalia. Jowhar is also the administrative capital of Middle Shabelle Regions of Somalia, region of Somalia. Along with Baidoa, it used to form the joint adminis ...

. Then he received his undergraduate degree from

Somali International University Somali International University (SIU) is a private non-profit community owned university located in Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and L ...

. He previously served as the Chief of Finance of the Middle Shabelle Regional Administration, during the

Mohamed Dheere Mohamed Omar Habeb ( so, Maxamed Cumar Xabeeb), commonly known as Mohamed Dheere or Mohamed Dhere (died November 15, 2012), was a Somali faction leader based out of the city of Jowhar. He hailed from the Abgaal subclan of Hawiye. He also had sign ...

Administration from 2001 to 2006. He served as the Deputy Governor of Middle Shabelle during the Transitional Federal Government from 2007 to 2009. Gudlawe was the governor of Middle Shabelle region in 2014 and 2016 and the interim president of

Hirshabelle State Hirshabelle, officially Hirshabelle State of Somalia ( Somali: ''Dowlad Goboleedka Hirshabelle ee Soomaaliya''), is a Federal Member State in south-central Somalia. It is bordered by Galmudug state of Somalia to the north, South West State ...

in 2017. In October 2016, he was elected Vice President of Hirshabelle State, presided over newly recruited HirShabelle State Police, and protested the enslavement of Somalis in Libya.Doubková, Tereza. "Politicko-geografické důsledky rozpadu státu-případ Somálska." (2018). He became the president of

again in 2020. Of the 99 members of Parliament, 86 were voted for by Ali Gudlawe while 13 others voted for Abdirahman Jimale Osman.

References

Presidents of Hirshabelle Living people Ethnic Somali people 1974 births {{Somalia-bio-stub