Omar Finnish

Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Finnish)
(عمر محمود محمد (فنش
38th Mayor of Mogadishu
In office
22 August 2019 – 7 September 2022
Prime MinisterHassan Ali Kheyre
Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid
Mohamed Hussein Roble
Hamza Abdi Barre
Preceded byAbdirahman Omar Osman
Succeeded byYusuf Hussein Jimaale
Member of Somalia Parliament
In office
2004–2016
Personal details
Born1965
Jowhar District

Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Somali: Cumar Maxamuud Maxamed) is a Somali politician and former warlord known as Omar Finnish (sometimes spelled Filish). He is the former Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Banaadir. He was appointed on 22 August 2019 by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.[1][2] He stepped down on 7 September 2022 after the new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, reappointed Yusuf Hussein Jimaale as the new mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Banaadir.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ M. "Somali President appoints Omar Filish as the new Governor of Banadir and the Mayor of Mogadishu". jowhar.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Somali president replaces security chiefs and Mogadishu mayor". Reuters. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ Nor, Omar (7 September 2022). "Mogadishu gets a mayor not new to its people". Shabelle Media Network. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Somali president fires Mogadishu mayor, reinstates Madale". KEYDMEDIA ONLINE. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo guddoomiye cusub u magacaabay gobolka Banaadir". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.