Abdi Mohamoud Omar

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Abdi Mohamoud Omar
Cabdi Maxamuud Cumar born:1966
President of the Somali Region
In office 2010–2018
Succeeded by	Mustafa Mohammed Omar
Personal details
Nationality	Ethiopian
Political party	Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party

Abdi Mohamoud Omar (Somali: Cabdi Maxamuud Cumar) also known as Abdi Ilay (Somali: Cabdi Ilay) is an Ethiopian politician who was serving as president of the Somali Region in Ethiopia from 2010 to 2018 and was a member of the ruling regional party Ethiopian Somali People Democratic Party (ESPDP),^[1] as well as a number five of the Meles Zenawi Foundation. However, he was removed from his positions and arrested a few months after Abiy Ahmed assumed office.^[2]