Adan Ahmed Elmi () was the 4th Agricultural Minister of

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. He became the Agricultural Minister on May 10, 2002, after the resignation of Ali Sheik Yusuf.

Background

Elmi was born in

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, and spent his childhood in

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and

. He hails from Gashanbur

Eidagale The Eidagalle (; ) is a major Somali clan of the Isaaq clan family. Members of this clan are concentrated in Somaliland and the Somali region. They are the traditional holders of the Isaaq Sultanate since the 18th century. As descendants of Is ...

Garhajis The Habr Garhajis also contemporarily known as the Garhajis (, , Full Nasab: ''Ismā'īl al Qadhi ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad'') is a major Northern Somali clan of the wider Isaaq clan family. They are the traditional holders of the ...

sub-clan of the Somali

Isaaq The Isaaq (, , ''Banu Ishaq'') is a major Somali clans, Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. The Isaaq people claim in a traditional legend ...

clan. Before his appointment to the Somaliland parliament, he was widely known for his comic Somali films, which were released in the late 1990s. In 2001, he joined the UDUB political party. Elmi is the son of Ahmed Elmi, a military commander during the

Siad Barre Mohammed Siad Barre (, Osmanya script: , ''Muhammad Ziād Barīy''; 6 October 1919 – 2 January 1995) was a Somali military officer, politician, and revolutionary who served as the third president of Somalia from 21 October 1969 to 26 Janu ...

years, now deceased. His mother, Khadija Mohamoud, owns fruit company in eastern Hargeisa. Belonging to the extended Dhoolayare family, he has three siblings, all of whom reside abroad.

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(Brief history of Somaliland)
1966 births Living people United Peoples' Democratic Party politicians People from Hargeisa 21st-century Somaliland politicians {{Somaliland-politician-stub