Yasin Mire Mohamud (, ) is a Somali politician. He was mayor of

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 ...

from 2015 to 2018, the commercial capital and biggest 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 ...

, after the city's District Council unanimously voted for him in 2014. He also in charge in other offices. On August 10, 2016, Mayor Yasin Mire underlined a sisterhood relationship agreement with Mayor

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, the relationship was originally approved by Minneapolis city council and later embraced by Bosaso local council. Minneapolis and Bosaso city officials have formally signed a sister-city relationship agreement that formalizes their respective cities relationship as sister cities. Minneapolis partnered with Bosaso, Somalia, in 2014 to strengthen relationships abroad and with the large Somali population there in Minnesota. A signing made that relationship official. Minneapolis is the first city in the United States with a sister city in Somalia. On August 12, 2016, Bosaso Mayor Yasin Mire Mohamud was in Minneapolis and toured Hennepin County Medical Center, visiting the hospital's Simulation Center, Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Interpreter Services Department and Medicine Clinic. The sister-city signing ceremony took place on August 10, 2016, at Minneapolis City Hall.

Biography

Mire was born and raised in Bosaso. He attended university in Malaysia where he earned a degree in social science. He hails from the

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.

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Ethnic Somali people Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Mayors of Bosaso {{Somalia-mayor-stub