Mohamed Awale

An Entrepreneur turned into a politician and a diplomat with extensive experience on Somaliland Foreign Affairs, peace and state-building. As a founding member of the ruling party Kulmiye, served as assistant to Foreign Affairs Spokesperson of the party between 2007 & 2010. After the presidential elections in 2010 I have joined the government as PA to the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister. In the following year my appointment as the Chief of the protocol was announced where I served for another 2 years. In 2013, I was appointed as director of Planning and Development in the Ministry of Trade and Investment which has the mandate of leading the Economic Sector and in my capacity I co-chaired with DANIDA more than 10 Economic Sector Coordination Meetings, an Economic policy dialogue forum where the leading Institutions in the economic sector from Development partners , Private sector and Government officials in Somaliland meets quarterly.
However, being a bridge between the two Generations in Somaliland was the main exposure. Therefore, in this transitioning society, I managed to have a close interaction with the change management agents and leading actors of transformation that is taking place in Social, Economical and Political arenas in the country. I have acquired a lot of skills and knowledge in the context of Regional peace and security, Development, Diplomacy and International Relations which in addition to my course in MSc at Cranfield University allow me to specialise in Security and Development.
Address: Hargeisa, Somaliland