Yusuf Garaad Omar | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 29 March 2017 – 4 January 2018 | |
| President | Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed |
| Prime Minister | Hassan Ali Khaire |
| Preceded by | Abdusalam H. Omer |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Isse Awad |
| Ambassador of Somalia to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Elmi Ahmed Duale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1960 Mogadishu, Trust Territory of Somalia |
| Alma mater | Somali National University University of Siena |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Yusuf Garaad Omar (Somali: Yuusuf Garaad Cumar, Arabic: يوسف جراد عمر) (born 26 June 1960 in Mogadishu) is a Somali journalist, diplomat and politician. He previously served as Somalia ambassador to the United Nations and was a senior advisor to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.[1][2] He was the Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs from March 2017[3] until he was fired by then Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in January 2018.[4][5]
- ^ "New Permanent Representative of Somalia Presents Credentials". United Nations. 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Somali Ambassador To UN Present His Credentials To Ban Ki-Moon". Radio Dalsan.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Somalia PM sacks three ministers as country battles insurgency". Reuters. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Somalia PM sacks three ministers as country battles insurgency - World News". Hürriyet Daily News. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.