Abdirisak Khalif Ahmed ( so, Cabdirisaaq Khaliif Axmed) is a

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politician, and is the current speaker of Somaliland's Lower House of Parliament (

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). He previously served as Somaliland's

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during the Siilaanyo administration. During the

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Abdirisak, from the main opposition party

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 A ...

, won the first round of voting with 42 votes, beating his competitor Yasin Haji Mohamoud Hiir aka "''Faratoon''", from the ruling

Kulmiye The Kulmiye Peace, Unity and Development Party ( so, Xisbiga Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo Horumarka; ar, حزب التضامن), also known as simply Kulmiye (), is a political party in Somaliland. The party was founded by Ahmed Mohamed Mohamou ...

party, who had 39 votes.

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Abdirisak Khalif Ahmed was born in 1967 in

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. He completed his primary education in Las Anod and later moved to

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for further studies.

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