Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw-Ali (, born 1972), nicknamed Firdhiye, is a Somali politician who serves as the current president of ssc-Khatumo State of

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...

Biography

Firdhiye was born in

Taleh Taleh (, ) is a historical town in Sool region of Somalia. The town served as the capital of the pre-independence Dervish movement.Laurence, p.47. The Dalyare fort and the Taleh complex built between 1909 and 1910 are among the least disfigur ...

in 1972. He received his primary and secondary education at

Las Anod Las Anod (; ) is the administrative capital of the Sool region, currently controlled by Khatumo State forces aligned with Somalia. Territorial dispute The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the kins ...

. He studied Islamic Studies at Umma University in

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. In addition, he holds a degree in Business Administration from the

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. He lived in

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as assistant manager of Amal company in Nairobi. Since 2009, he has had the idea to make Khatumo independent, which affected his work and he was temporarily laid off from the company, but was reinstated shortly after.

Governor representing SSC khaatumo of somalia

On August 5, 2023, he became the President of the

SSC-Khatumo SSC-Khaatumo (), officially known as the SSC-Khaatumo State of Somalia (), is a federal member state in northern Somalia, with its capital in Las Anod. It includes parts of the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions (combined under the acronym "SSC") I ...

with 30 votes out of 45 on the Central Council. He was 51 years old at the time. On August 25, he visited a hospital in

Yagori Yagori (, Yaguri) is a town in the northern Sool Region of Somalia. Recent history In January 1991, a peace conference was held in Yagori under the leadership of the Somali National Movement (later the government of Somaliland), and Habr Je'lo, ...

and delivered a speech. At the speech, he reported that SSC-Khatumo had taken over the Somaliland Force's Gooja-Adde base east of

. On August 26, he mentioned the exchange of prisoners of war with Somaliland. On August 27, Firdhiye asked the Somaliland government not to attack Las Anod. On August 29, Firdhiye visited

Guumays Guumays (Guumeys) is a village in the Sool region currently under the control of Khatumo State forces. History Guumays is listed in a book published in England in 1951 under the name Gumeis. After Puntland gained independence in 1998, the Som ...

, welcomed Vice President of

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. On September 15, Firdhiye demanded that the

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recognize that SSC-Khatumo belongs to Somalia. On 6 October 2023, an SSC delegation led by Firdhiye was invited by Somalia Prime Minister

Hamza Abdi Barre Hamza Abdi Barre (, ; born 1972 or 1973) is a Somali politician who has served as the prime minister of Somalia since 2022. He was nominated on 15 June 2022, by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and he was endorsed by parliament on 25 June 202 ...

to visit the Somalia capital Mogadishu. In response,

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, Chairperson of the Somaliland Opposition Party

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, said, "Firdhiye does not represent Las Anod and the town will eventually be returned to Somaliland." on May 18 2024 SSC-Khatumo leader Firdhiye meets with former president president of international criminal court (ICC) Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi on the sidelines of a high level conference on Peace and justice in Italy.

Writing

On 19 February 2025, Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw-Ali published

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on Wardheer News titled: ''A One-Clan Enclave in Somalia Cannot Be A Nation: The Case Against Somaliland’s Recognition''.

References

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