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Dr. Abdirizak Omar Mohamed (, ) is a prominent Somali politician who has held several key positions in the Federal Government of Somalia. He served as the Minister of Natural Resources and later as the Senior Policy Advisor to the President of Somalia,
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somali language, Somali: ''Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud''; ; born 29 November 1955) is a Somali politician serving as the president of Somalia since 15 May 2022. He previously held the office from 2012 to 2017. Hassan was previo ...
. Dr. Mohamed also took on the role of Minister of Internal Security before assuming his current position as the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for the
Federal Government of Somalia The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS; , DFS; ) is the internationally recognised government of Somalia, and the longest running attempt to create a central government in Somalia since the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic in 1991. It ...
. Additionally, he is currently a member of the
Federal Parliament of Somalia The Federal Parliament of Somalia (; often ''Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya''; ) is the national parliament of Somalia. Formed in August 2012, it is based in the capital Mogadishu and is bicameral, consisting of an Upper House (Senate) and a ...
's House of the People.


Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

On 12 August 2022, Mohamed was successful in being elected as the next Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Somalia. As minister, Mohamed on 21 October 2022 helped finalize the signing of a large but controversial deal that had been in the works since February with the U.S.-based oil and gas company Coastline Exploration Limited ("Coastline"). In exchange for a US$7 million signature bonus to the
Central Bank of Somalia The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) (, ) is the monetary authority of Somalia. Somalia has struggled to reestablish a functioning state since the collapse of an authoritarian regime in 1991. Somalia has been cited as a real-world example of an a ...
, Coastline was allowed to move forward with its exploration program for new oil fields off the Somali coast. On 22 December 2024 PM
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 ...
reshufled and Mohamed was revoked from petrolium minister and replaces by Dahir Shire Mohamed.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohamed, Abdirisak Omar Living people Interior ministers of Somalia Petroleum ministers of Somalia Year of birth missing (living people)