Abdiqasim Salad Hassan

Abdiqasim Salad Hassan (Somali: Cabdiqaasim Salaad Xasan; Arabic: عبد القاسم صلاد حسن; born 1 January 1941), also known as Abdiqasim Salad, is a Somali politician who served as the fifth President of Somalia from 2000 to 2004. He helped found the Transitional National Government and previously served as Minister of Interior in the government of Siad Barre.