Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid

Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid
عبد الرحمن محمود عيديد
Mayor of Hargeisa
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 April 2013
Preceded by Yusuf Warsame Saeed
Personal details
Political party Peace, Unity, and Development Party

Abdurrahman Mahmoud Aidiid (Soltelco) (Somali: Cabdiraxman Maxmuud Caydiid, Arabic: عبد الرحمن محمود عيديد) is a Somali politician. He is the Mayor of Hargeisa, the capital of the autonomous Somaliland region in northwestern Somalia.

Career

Aidiid is a member of the Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye), the ruling political association in the Somaliland region. After the death of Hargeisa Mayor Yusuf Warsame Saeed, Aidiid was elected as replacement leader on April 14, 2013 by a quorum of 24 municipal councilors. He is the youngest official ever to be appointed to the position.[1]

References

  1. Qaran News (14 April 2013). "Kulmiye’s Abdirahman Soltelco New Mayor Of Hargeisa". Qaran News. Retrieved 18 July 2013.