Ali Mahdi Muhammad | |
|---|---|
علي مهدي محمد | |
.png) Muhammad in 2020 | |
| 4th President of Somalia | |
| In office 26 January 1991 – 27 August 2000 | |
| Vice President | Abdulkadir Aden Omar Moallim |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Siad Barre |
| Succeeded by | Abdiqasim Salad Hassan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1939 Jowhar, Somalia Governorate, Italian East Africa (modern-day Somalia) |
| Died | 10 March 2021 (aged 82) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Political party | United Somali Congress |
Ali Mahdi Muhammad (Somali: Cali Mahdi Maxamed, Arabic: علي مهدي محمد) (1 January 1939 – 10 March 2021) was a Somali entrepreneur and politician. He served as President of Somalia from 26 January 1991 to 27 August 1993. The Cairo Agreement in December 1997 designated Ali Mahdi as president once again, a position he held until being succeeded by Abdiqasim Salad in the year 2000.[1]
Muhammad rose to power after a coalition of armed opposition groups, including his own United Somali Congress, deposed longtime dictator Siad Barre. However, Muhammad was not able to exert his authority beyond parts of the capital, and instead vied for power with other faction leaders in the southern half of the country and with autonomous subnational entities in the north.[2]
- ^ "Somalia - The warlords make peace at last | International | The Economist". www.economist.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Somalia: Some key actors in the transitional process". IRIN. May 6, 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2007.