Hassan Ali Khaire

Hassan Ali Khaire
Xasan Cali Khayre
حسن علي خيري
Photograph of Khaire slightly smiling
Official portrait, 2020
Prime Minister of Somalia
In office
1 March 2017 – 26 July 2020
PresidentMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Preceded byOmar Sharmarke
Succeeded byMahdi Mohammed Gulaid (acting)
Personal details
Born
Hassan Ali Khaire

April 15,[citation needed] 1967 age 57 [1]
Ceelbuur, Galguduud, Somali Republic[citation needed]
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Heriot-Watt University

Hassan Ali Khaire (or alternatively transliterated as Hassan Ali Khayre,[2] Somali: Xasan Cali Khayre, Arabic: حسن علي خيري; born April 15,[citation needed] 1967[1]), in Ceelbuur Galguduud popularly known as Hassan Khaire,[3] is a senior politician and is the former prime minister of Somalia. He was appointed on 23 February 2017 by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed "Farmaajo"[4] and resigned on Saturday July 25, 2020 after MPs passed a disputed vote of no confidence.[5]

Khaire is a former oil executive. He has been a regional director of the Norwegian Refugee Council charity and served as the director of the British oil company Soma Oil and Gas.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Who is Hassan Ali Khaire? Somalia's newly appointed Prime Minister". Hiiraan Online. Hiiraan Online. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale Meeting with Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre - United States Department of State". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Eritrea delegation in Somalia to deepen bilateral relations". 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ M. "Somali new president appoints Hassan Ali Khaire as prime minister". Mareeg.com. Retrieved 26 February 2017.[permanent dead link] and "Parliament unanimously endorses Hassan Khaire as new PM". Goobjoog News. 1 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Somalia PM Hassan Khaire resigns after no-confidence vote". The East African. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ^ Sætran, Frode. "Nordmann ny statsminister i Somalia". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ Guled, Abdi. "Somalia's new president appoints prime minister". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 23 February 2017.