Hassan Abdallah Hassan (, ) is a Somali politician. He is the former

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

Bosaso Bosaso (, ), historically known as Bender Qassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the municipality serves as the region ...

, the commercial capital of the autonomous

Puntland Puntland is an autonomous state that considers itself to be part of Somalia, despite not accepting the legitimacy of Somalia's current governing administration. It was formed in 1998, and was a federal member state of Somalia from its fou ...

region in northeastern

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 ...

. In 2011, the city's District Council unanimously voted to elect Hassan to office. He was previously the Deputy Finance Minister of Puntland.Bosaso District Council Elects New Mayor
Acting mayor On September 15, 2022 Hassan was nominated as the acting mayor of

, marking his second time at the mayoral office. Prior, he was serving as the Puntland Deputy Minister of Planning and International Cooperation.

Early life

He belongs

Dishiishe The Dishishe (, Arabic ) also spelled Dashiishe, a prominent Somali clan within the Darod Harti lineage. They are a sub-clan of the Ahmed Harti (Mora'ase) , and are considered fraternal clans to the Gabtaanle, Tiinle, and Maganlabe. The Dishi ...

clan of Darod groups.

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Duqa Degmada Bosaso ee hada la doortey Mudane Xasan Cabdalla Xasan oo balan qaadey isbadal cusub
(Somali) Ethnic Somali people Living people Mayors of Bosaso Year of birth missing (living people) {{Somalia-mayor-stub