| Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar محمد عبدالله اومار |
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| Foreign Minister of Somalia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 12, 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Transitional Federal Government |
Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar (Somali: Maxamed Cabdullahi Omaar, Arabic: محمد عبدالله عمر) is a Somali politician and diplomat. He is the Foreign Minister of Somalia.
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Omaar is the elder son of businessman Abdullahi Omaar. He also has three younger siblings: one of his sisters, Raqiya Omaar, is a human rights advocate, and his brother Rageh Omaar is a journalist. His family was based in Mogadishu and reportedly had properties and estates in Mogadishu; the 6 piano and the US Mission Head Quarters belong to their family.[1]
Omaar was educated at Oxford University.[2]
Omaar served as one of the Foreign Ministers of Somalia,[3] having been appointed to the office on February 20, 2009 by then Prime Minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke.
After working in various other governmental posts, on November 12, 2010, Omaar was re-appointed Foreign Minister in addition to one of several Deputy Prime Ministers by the new Somalian Premier, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.[4]
As of August 2011, Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim serves as Omaar's Deputy Foreign Minister.