Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid (Soltelco) ( so, Cabdiraxman Maxmuud Caydiid, ar, عبد الرحمن محمود عيديد) is a

Somalilander 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 consid ...

politician. He is a former Mayor of Hargeisa, the largest city and capital of

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 ...

from 2013 to 2021,. He belongs to the Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the

Habr Awal The Habr Awal, also contemporarily known as the Subeer Awal, and alternately romanized as the Zubeyr Awal ( so, Habar Awal, ar, هبر أول, Full Name: '' Zubeyr ibn Abd al-Raḥmān ibn ash- Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad)'' is a major clan of ...

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.

Career

Aidiid is a member of the Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye), the ruling political party in

. After the death of Hargeisa Mayor

Yusuf Warsame Saeed Yusuf Warsame Saeed ( so, Yuusuf Warsame Saciid; ar, يوسف ارسام سعيد; died 7 April 2013) was a Somali politician. He was the Mayor of Hargeisa, the capital of the Republic of Somaliland. An engineer by profession, Saeed was elected ...

, Aidiid was elected as replacement leader on April 14, 2013 by a quorum of 24 municipal councilors. He is the youngest official ever to be appointed to the position. He was succeeded by Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge as the mayor of Hargeisa after the

2021 Somaliland municipal elections Mayoral and local district council elections were held in Somaliland on 31 May 2021 alongside parliamentary elections, after multiple delays. On 12 July 2020, Somaliland's major political parties reached a landmark agreement to ensure timely elec ...

, 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 Year of birth missing (living people) People from Hargeisa {{Somaliland-politician-stub