Abdullahi Ahmed Addow (, ) is a Somali politician and diplomat.

Early life

Addow was born on 15 May 1936 in Brava, situated in the southeastern

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region of

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. He hails from the Habar Gidir sub-clan of the

Hawiye The Hawiye (; ) are one of the principal and largest of the Somali clans, tracing their lineage back to Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, also known as Sheikh Hawiye, the eponymous figure of the clan. They are considered the earliest do ...

Career

Ambassador and Finance Minister

Between 1970 and 1980 and again from 1986 to 1988, he served as Somalia's

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to the United States. From 1980 to 1984, he was also Minister of Finance of Somalia.Report and recommendation of the President of the International Development Association to the Executive Directors on a proposed credit to the Somali Democratic Republic for a petroleum exploration promotion project
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Presidential candidate

Addow has thrice run for

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. In 2000, during the Somali peace process held in

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, he was defeated in the third ballot by the eventual winner, former Interior Minister

Abdiqasim Salad Hassan Abdiqasim Salad Hassan (; ; born on 1 January 1942), also known as Abdiqasim Salad, is a Somali politician who served as the fifth President of Somalia from 2000 to 2004. He helped found the Transitional National Government and previously serv ...

. Addow received 92 votes against Hassan's 145.Rulers – August 2000 – Somalia
/ref> In 2004, Addow again for office in that year's

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, losing 189–79 in the third round to former Puntland President,

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (, ‎; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012), was a Somali politician and former military official who served as the first President of Puntland from 1998 to 2004. He also played a key role in establishing the Transitional ...

.Rulers – Index Ah-Al – Ahmed, Abdullahi Yusuf
/ref> In mid-2012, Addow ran once more for president in Somalia's 2012 elections.

References

1936 births Living people Ethnic Somali people Finance ministers of Somalia Governors of Central Bank of Somalia Ambassadors of Somalia to the United States Somalian diplomats {{Somalia-politician-stub