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Suleiman Mohamoud Adan (, ), also known as Saleebaan Gaal is a
Somaliland Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, E ...
politician and the current speaker of Somaliland House of Elders since 28 August 2004.


Biography

Suleiman Mohamoud Adan Yusuf was born in 1937. He belongs to the Solomadow subclan of the
Habr Je'lo The Habr Je'lo (), , Full Name: ''Mūsa ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad,'' historically known as the Habr Toljaala () is a major Northern Somali clan of the wider Isaaq family. Its members form the Habr Habusheed () confederation along with t ...
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 ...
. Suleiman worked as a teacher and principal in various schools throughout Somalia, eventually rising to become the director of the Somali Curriculum Development Office. In 1980 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Education, and in 1987 he was appointed the Deputy Minister of Fisheries. He later defected to the
Somali National Movement The Somali National Movement (, ) was one of the first and most important Guerrilla warfare, organized guerilla groups and Mujahideen groups that opposed the Siad Barre regime in the 1980s to the 1990s, as well as being the main anti-government f ...
in 1989. In 1991 he was appointed Minister of Interior in Somaliland's first government under President
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (, ) (var. "Tur", "Tour", meaning "Hunchback") (November 6, 1931 - November 8, 2003) was a Somali politician who served as the first President of Somaliland from 1991 to 1993. Tuur previously served as the Chairman of ...
. Under President
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal (, ; August 15, 1928 – May 3, 2002) was a Somali politician who served as the president of Somaliland from 1993 to his death in 2002. He previously served as the prime minister of the State of Somaliland between 26 ...
's administration, he also served as
Minister of Education An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and deli ...
and later as the
Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...
. In 1997, he contested Somaliland’s 1997 presidential election against incumbent President Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal and Mohamed Hashi, though Egal retained the presidency. He also contested the 2002 Somaliland municipal elections as chairman of the ASAD political association before later joining the then ruling UDUB party after ASAD's dissolution. In 2004 he was elected Speaker of the House of Elders, a legislative body comprising 82 members with six-year terms.


See also

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House of Elders (Somaliland) The House of Elders (, ), also known as the Guurti, is the upper house of the Parliament of Somaliland. It has 82 members, representing traditional leaders. The House of Elders is mandated with considering bills proposed by the lower house of the ...
* Ministry of Finance (Somaliland) *
Parliament of Somaliland The Parliament of Somaliland consists of two chambers: *The House of Elders of Somaliland, House of Elders (upper chamber, Upper Chamber) *The House of Representatives of Somaliland, House of Representatives (lower chamber, Lower Chamber) The c ...
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Politics of Somaliland The politics of Somaliland take place within a hybrid system of governance, which, under the Somaliland constitution, combines traditional and western institutions. The constitution separates government into an executive branch, a legislative br ...


References

, - Living people Ministers of finance of Somaliland Interior ministers of Somaliland Speakers of the House of Elders (Somaliland) 1937 births 21st-century Somaliland politicians {{somaliland-politician-stub