Abdirisak Omar Mohamed

Abdirizak Omar Mohamed
Minister of Internal Security
In office
6 February 2015 – 29 March 2017
PresidentHassan Sheikh Mohamud
Prime MinisterOmar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Preceded byKhalif Ahmed Ereg
Succeeded byMohamed Abukar Islow Dualle
Minister of Petroleum, Water and Natural Resources of Somalia
In office
27 January 2015 – 6 February 2015
Prime MinisterOmar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Ministry of Natural Resource
In office
4 November 2012 – 17 January 2014
Prime MinisterAbdi Farah Shirdon
Personal details
BornSomalia
Alma materYork University, Toronto, Canada (master's); United Nations University for Peace (Ph.D.)

Dr. Abdirizak Omar Mohamed (Somali: Cabdirisaaq Cumar Maxamed, Arabic: عبد الرزاق عمر محمد) is a Somali politician. He was Minister of Natural Resources in Abdi Farah Shirdon cabinet from November 8, 2012, till the cabinet was ousted on December 2, 2013, and then moved on to become the Senior Policy Advisor to the President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.[citation needed] He was the Minister of Internal Security of Somalia. Currently he is the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for the Federal Government of Somalia, and hold this post since 12 August 2022.[1] He is the former Minister of Internal Security of Somalia, having been appointed to the position on 6 February 2015 by the former Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PaMR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Prime minister Omar announces 66 cabinet members". Goobjoog. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.