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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Politician

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Hasan Şeyh Mahmud · Hasan Šejk Mohamúd · Hasanas Mohamudas · Hasans Šeihs Mohamuds · Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud · 20 more...				[sources]
Alias	Cheikh Mohamoud · Hassan Cheikh Mohamoud · Hassan Mohamud · Махмуд, Хасан Шейх · Мухаммад, Хасан Шейх · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Mohamud				[sources]
Birth date	1955-11-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Jalalaqsi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Somalia				[sources]
Citizenship	Somalia				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Hassan				[sources]
Political association	Peace and Development Party · Union for Peace and Development Party				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q319153				[sources]
Position	President · President of Somalia (2012-2017) · President of Somalia (2022-)				[sources]
Education	Barkatullah University · Eastern Mennonite University · Somali National University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-01-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of Somalia; PDP Chairman; educator; civic, academic, and political activist

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Qamar Ali Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Sahro Xasan Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Somalia	2022-05-15	-

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UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,090

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US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government871

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US CIA World Leaders10,998

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons316,600

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories383,922

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Source data IDs: unprot-197c5439175c768813d9d0d6836a78eec60dbb3c · unprot-42c8922f1e85de31dbb7a822477d2798ef276402 · us-cia-somalia-hassan-sheikh-mohamud-president · unprot-346a0f1c2358daecd0c212da3d9e732532e83477

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