“The right choice for the right job at the right time”.

Hargeysa, February 13, 2009 — A Somaliland Political Analyst and a Classmate of the New Somali PM Omar praises President Sherif for the appointment:

“The right choice for the right job at the right time,” that is how Professor Abdihakim Yusuf Kheire has described the appointment of the New Somali PM Mr. Omar A/Rashid Ali Sharmarke in an exclusive interview SomalilandPress Today in Hargeysa.

“I have met Mr. Omar A/Rashid Ali Sharmarke at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada  in 1995 were we have both studied as undergraduates in Political Science and subsequently obtained Masters Degrees”.

“Mr. Omar is the son of the beloved late Somali President A/Rashid Ali Sharmarke and is an expert in political reconciliation and peacemaking were he gained experiences while working for the UN in troubled countries such as Sri Lanka and Darfur” Professor Khaire has noted. When SomalilandPress has asked a link between the new PM and Somaliland Professor Abdihakim Yusuf Khaire answered: “Mr. Omar is a native of neighboring Somali autonomous region of PUNTLAND and has a close familial and political ties with the late Somaliland President Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal who served as the Somali Prime Minister between 1967-69 under President A/Rashid Ali Sharmarke”.  While continuing the professor added,  “the new PM’s elder brother has visited Somaliland while President Egal was in office and is a federalist”.
Finally Professor Abdihakim Yusuf Kheire has warmly congratulated the new PM and has praised President Sherrif for his bold appointment.

Source: Somalilandpress

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