Mahad Abdalle Awad (, ) is a Somali politician. He is the second deputy speaker 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 ...
.
Career
On 20 August 2012, Awad was among the legislators nominated to the newly established Federal Parliament of Somalia. On 29 August 2012, he was appointed second deputy speaker of the Federal Parliament opposite First Deputy Speaker
Jaylaani Nur Ikar. They are serving under Speaker
Mohamed Osman Jawari.
Garowe bilateral agreement
In October 2014, the prime minister,
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (, ; born 1959), also known as Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammad, is a Somali economist and politician. He has held leadership positions with various international organizations, including the World Bank, USAID, African Union ...
, led a federal government delegation to 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. The delegates included the second speaker of the Federal Parliament, Awad, and the minister of education,
Ahmed Mohamed Gurase. They were received at the
Garowe International Airport by senior Puntland leaders, including President
and Vice President
Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar, and subsequently attended a well-organized welcoming ceremony at the Puntland presidential palace in
Garowe with members of the international community. Ahmed subsequently co-chaired a reconciliation conference in the city between the visiting federal officials and Puntland representatives led by President Ali.
The three-day meeting concluded with a 12-point agreement between the stakeholders, with the UN envoy to Somalia, Ambassador
Nicholas Kay, the EU ambassador, Michele Cervone d'Urso, the IGAD representative Mohamed Abdi Afey, and the Ethiopian consul general Asmalash Woldamirat as witnesses. According to the federal minister of culture and higher education,
Duale Adan Mohamed, the pact stipulates that the tripartite agreement between
Galmudug
Galmudug (; ), officially Galmudug State of Somalia (), is a States and regions of Somalia, Federal Member State in central Somalia, with its capital at Dhusamareb. It is bordered to the north by the Puntland state of Somalia, to the west by the S ...
and
Himan and Heeb establishing a new central regional state within Somalia only applies to the
Galguduud
Galguduud (, , or ''Ghelgudud'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') of Galmudug state in central Somalia. Its administrative capital is Dusmareb. The largest town in the region is El Buur, which lies at the centre of the region.
Galgudu ...
and south
Mudug
Mudug () is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north-central Somalia. The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005.
Overview
Physiographically, Mudug is bordered to the west by Ethiopia, to the north and south by the Somali regions of Nu ...
provinces. In keeping with a 2013 pact signed by the former prime minister of Somalia, Abdi Farah Shirdon, and the former Puntland president, Abdirahman Mohamed Farole, the Garowe bilateral agreement also states that the Federal and Puntland authorities will work together to form a united and inclusive national army. Additionally, parliamentary committees consisting of Federal and Puntland representatives are mandated with ensuring equitable distribution of foreign assistance and overseeing eventual talks pertaining to the Provisional Constitution. Ambassador Kay welcomed the agreement and urged both parties to work for the public interest, and the IGAD representative Afey likewise hailed the reconciliation effort.
References
External links
Federal Parliament - Mahad Abdalle Awad
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Living people
Members of People's House (Somalia)
Year of birth missing (living people)