Abdirahman Farole | |
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Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Faroole عبدالرحمن محمد محمود فارولي | |
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| Somali Senator from Nugal | |
| In office 8 January 2017 – present | |
| 4th President of Puntland | |
| In office 8 January 2009 – 8 January 2014 | |
| Vice President | Abdisamad Ali Shire |
| Preceded by | Mohamud Muse Hersi Adde |
| Succeeded by | Abdiweli Mohamed Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Eyl, Nugal, Puntland |
| Nationality | Australia Somalia |
| Political party | Horseed |
| Alma mater | Somali National University (BCom) La Trobe University (BA) University at Albany (MBA) |
Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamoud Farole (Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Maxamuud Faroole; Arabic: عبدالرحمن محمد محمود فارولي; born 1945[1]) is a Somali politician. He served for many years in the government, acting as a governor of the Nugal region of Somalia in the 1990s and later as the Minister of Finance of the autonomous Puntland region in the northeast. From 8 January 2009 to 8 January 2014, Farole was also the President of Puntland. Farole's multipronged efforts at creating provisions and collaboration with international polities and organizations resulted in a drastic decrease in piracy along the Marinka Gardafuul (Guardafui Channel).[2]
- ^ "Farole2014". Farole2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ Shortland, Anja. "Dangers of Success: The Economics of Somali Piracy." Militarised Responses to Transnational Organised Crime. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2018. 169-183.