Abdullahi Haji Hassan Mohamed Nuur (, ) is a
Somali politician. He served as
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 ...
's Minister of Agriculture and Livestock and later also as Foreign Minister.
Overview
Nuur hails from the Leysan subdivision of the
Rahaweyn
The Rahanweyn (, Somali: , ), also known as the Digil and Mirifle () is a major Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory in the densely populated fertile valleys of the Jubba and Shebelle r ...
(Mirifle) clan.
Prior to his entry into Somali politics, he was living in London Ontario and part of the Somali diaspora in
Canada
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. Later on in 2009 he moved to Edmonton Alberta.
In August 2011, Nuur was appointed as Somalia's new Minister of Agriculture and Livestock by then
Prime Minister
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,
.
Following a Cabinet reshuffle in February 2012, Nuur was given the Foreign Minister portfolio.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nuur, Abdullahi Haji Hassan Mohamed
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Ministers of foreign affairs of Somalia
Agriculture ministers of Somalia
Livestock ministers of Somalia