Graduated from the University of Oxford with an MSc in African Studies.
A lifetime opportunity that has expanded my academic ability, fuelled my intellectual curiosity and helped me to be my best self. For that, I'm forever grateful. Alhamdulilah 🤲🏾❤️
Somali kökenli bir Türkiye vatandaşı olarak genel seçimlerde vatandaşlık görevimi yerine getirip oy kullandığım için birçok hakarete maruz kaldım.
“Türkçe bilmiyorsun”, “Yabancısın”, “Seçimden sonra seni ülkemizden yollayacağız” diye bana saldıranlara şunu söylemek isterim: 1/5
Zaferin mübarek olsun, tebrikler
@RTErdogan
. Başlasın Türkiye yüz yılı..
Congratulations to President Erdogan, re-elected today for a third term.
#Somalia
&
#T
ürkiye remain brotherly nations. We expect the 🇸🇴-🇹🇷 ties to reach new heights for mutual benefit during HE’s new term.
Sizin beni göndermek istediğiniz Türkiye hem hukuksal hem de gönül bağı olarak benim ülkemdir. Ne kendi kaderimi Türkiye’nin kaderinden ne de Türkiye’nin kaderini kendi kaderimden gayrı görmüyorum. Türkiye, Türkiye’den umudu olan bütün insanlık için bir ışıktır, güneştir. (2/5)
Biz Türk vatandaşlarına düşen en önemli görev ise yanan bu umut ışığını daha parlak hale getirmektir.
Gerçekleşen seçimlerde Türk halkı eşi benzeri görülmemiş bir demokrasi zaferi ile kendi kaderini kendisinin tayin etme hakkının hiçbir zaman elinden alınamayacağını hem… (3/5)
…kendisinden örneklik bekleyen ülkelere hem de bütün dünyaya gösterdi.
Açıktır ki seçimler sonucunda kazanan Türkiye olmuştur. İktidarı ile muhalefeti ile bundan sonra hepinize düşen görev farklılıklarımızı kenara bırakarak müreffeh Türkiye için hep birlikte çalışmaktır. (4/5)
Today casted my vote in the ongoing
#TurkeyElections
🗳️
I saw long queues of people exercising their rights to keep/change their government by constitutional means.
Unlike the sham exercises held in the
#MiddleEast
& many parts in
#Africa
, this is a close race & real election🇹🇷
I’m glad to report my hometown
#Xinlebi
—in Somalia’s
#Galmudug
—now houses East Africa’s largest salt production facility.
Owned by local investors, the factory has created jobs & envisages to cover country’s salt needs & that of the Horn region.
#Somalia
is open for investment.
Merhabalar,
Benim üzerimden yabancı nefreti kazanmaya çalışanları görüyorum.
Türkiye hukuk devletidir ve vatandaşlığımı 5 yıl boyunca devlete vergi ödeyerek kazandım. Türkçe de biliyorum. Bunu politize etmeye, nefrete ve irkiciliğe gerek yoktur.
Selamlar saygılar.
#Turkey
plans to build a $1 billion spaceport in Somalia, a key Turkish security partner since 2011, which also hosts Turkey’s largest training base in the world.
#Somalia
remains a suitable 🚀 launch site due to its close proximity to the equator.
Pleased to have met with
#Somalia
🇸🇴 President HE
@HassanSMohamud
during his successful visit to
#T
ürkiye 🇹🇷 this week. Briefed him about
@Invest_Somalia
’s work of encouraging and facilitating foreign direct investment into Somalia. Grateful for the opportunity.
#InvestSomalia
Personal news:
This week I'm starting my new role as Senior Strategic Investments Advisor at
@MoPIED_Somalia
’s Investment Promotion Office.
I thank H.E.
@AmbGamal
for the opportunity.
Looking forward to closely working with our partners to advance strategic investments to 🇸🇴.
Kusoo dhawow SOMINVEST! Join us in welcoming
@Abdinordahir
as Senior Strategic Investments Advisor to the Somalia Investment Promotion Office (SOMINVEST) at
@MoPIED_Somalia
.
@AmbGamal
7 facts:
-He has 15 wives
-His dad had 125 wives
-2day was his 50th birthday
-2day was his country's 50th indepen. day
-His country has the highest HIV rate in the world (27%)
-He is the last&only monarch in
#Africa
-He now changed the country's name from
#Swaziland
2
#eSwatini
Today, I presented my paper 'Strategic Geography in Jeopardy: Qatar-Gulf Crisis in Horn of Africa ' at the 9th Gulf Research Meeting, 'The Gulf States in East Africa: Security, Economic and Strategic
Partnerships?', University of Cambridge, UK.
So many brilliant minds
#GRM2018
Great catch up with Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire of
#Somalia
at his office. I invited him to the upcoming
@TRTWorldRC
's
@trtworldforum
2019 and briefly chatted with him about his vision for the reconstruction of the country and beyond. Thank you for your time dear
@SomaliPM
.
Hawiye defeated and humiliated 50,000+ Ethiopian troops who invaded Southern
#Somalia
2006-2009.
We will humiliate them again if they dare to invade an inch of Somali territory, including
#Somaliland
.
Mark 📌 this tweet Oday Faysaloow
@FaisalAliWarabe
My take on
#AlShabaab
's unease with Turkish presence in
#Somalia
:
1. Turkish training of 1000s of Somali soldiers weaken its grip on power
2. Turkish projects + investments create jobs & risk Shabab's recruitment
3.
#Turkey
challenges group's ideology.
Glad to share that my lead-authored scholarly article ‘Federalism in post-conflict Somalia: a critical review of its reception and governance challenges’ was published by the Journal of Regional and Federal Studies.
It critically assesses
#Somalia
’s ongoing federal experiment.
Catching up with my former colleague & current member of Turkish parliament
@RumeysaKadak
at the
#TRTWorldForum
. With such a young age as a legislator, she's an inspiration to the young people & girls to engage in politics & be part of the decision making in their communities.
Ethiopia’s neighbours have plenty of ports—from
#Mombasa
to
#PortSudan
.
All open for business.
The neighbours are furious with Ethiopian navy sea access because
#Ethiopia
has:
1. Border disputes with most of them
2. History of imperial expansionism and cannot be trusted.
The word “
#Somali
” was trending in the UK when David Amess was knifed last month in London.
Almost a month later, a young Somali hero sacrificed his own life to save a grandmother. But no mention of Somali from the media let alone trending.
What a hypocrisy!
#AliAbucarAli
Ku: Wasir Abdi Osman,
Soomaaliya aya ku dhashay, koray waxna ku bartay. 2013 aya
@SIMADUniversity
ka baxay isla sanandkas
@HaberSau
aya ku biiray. Haatan shahadadi SIMAD ayaa jamacadda
@UniofOxford
, oo addunka no. 1 uga jirta, ku apply gareyay wana la aqbalay.
Barasho wanagsan!
I add my voice to the millions of Somalis rejecting Ethiopia’s imperial ambitions to annex a stretch of
#Somalia
’s coast.
#Ethiopia
wants ownership of the Sea, not commerce & disregards diplomatic norms.
We should put this aggression to an end before it is too late.
#NotAnInch
OGEYSIIS:
Coronavirus waxa uu soo gaaray Turkiga. Xalay ayaa case-kii ugu horreeyay si rasmi ah loo xaqiijiyay.
Cudurkani Soomaaliya si sahlan ayuu Turkiga uga soo gaari karaa.
Dadka Turkiga soo aadaya waxaan kula talinayaa inay safarradooda ka baaqsadaan intii suuragal ah.
I wish to congratulate the residents of Adado City, in the
#Galmudug
State of
#Somalia
🇸🇴, who today completed their first “One person, One vote” municipal election.
The city residents voted for a local council, who in turn elected a mayor and a deputy among themselves. 1/3
Serious question for Somalilanders & anyone supporting its recognition quest?
The current
#Somaliland
is an Isaaq political narrative & doesn’t represent the 1960 polity that united with
#Somalia
.
How can you convince us to let you go as an independent country?
Here to listen
Back to beautiful
#Ankara
to attend Somalia-
#T
ürkiye bilateral talks & a discussion on their ties featuring HE
@HassanSMohamud
.
Representing
@Invest_Somalia
, I look forward to meeting with 🇹🇷 business representatives to promote and present investment opportunities in
#Somalia
.
Türkiye’nin yoğun diplomatik çabaları sonrasında Ukrayna’dan tohum koridoru açıldığı günde yaptığımız özel açıklamaları şimdi “adam Türkçe bilmiyor” diyenlere paylaşıyorum.
Arkadaşlar, seçim geçip gidecek ama dostluğumuz baki kalacak.
Students at
#Somalia
National University have developed a substitute for
#charcoal
in the form of corncob briquettes, a discovery that could help slow the country's deforestation.
#Turkey
’s state broadcaster, TRT, launches a Swahili language service.
A new, major soft power addition to Ankara’s increasing engagements in
#Africa
.
I was one of the Somali intellectuals who believed that we should make peace with our past & treat
#Ethiopia
as a responsible neighbor & regional actor.
On Jan. 1, however, I was proven wrong with Addis openly declaring an intention to annex
#Somalia
’s coast.
Sincere apologies!
Sida aad doonto u qurux badnoow
Sida aad doonto u kheyraad badnoow
Sida aad doonto u qiimo badnoow
Weligaa horumar gaari meysid inta ay hoggaankaada hayaan kuwa aan u qalmin.
#Somalia
Congrats Mr. President
@RT_Erdogan
. DURMAK YOLA DEVAM👏🏿✋
#Turkey
is a strategic partner with
#Africa
& played a critical role in the recovery & rebuilding of
#Somalia
.The African & Somali people ❤ their🇹🇷 brothers/sisters & look forward to more closer collaboration & ties.
My educational journey from Somalia’s 🇸🇴 rural Mudug to Oxford has never been an easy endeavor. I extend my sincere gratitude to those who have helped me develop over the years and supported my education and career progress.
On Feb 1 2020,
#Turkey
’s military training facility in
#Mogadishu
started training for over 500 members from the 5th Somali Infantry Battalion.
Established in the 2nd half of 2017, the Camp TURKSOM provides international level military/security training to Somali army.
#Somalia
Somali Türk Görev Kuvveti Komutanlığı tarafından; 5’inci Somali Piyade Taburuna mensup 26 subay, 14 astsubay ve 487 ere verilen Temel Askerlik Eğitimi, 01 Şubat 2020 tarihinde Mogadişu’da bulunan Anadolu Kışlası’nda başladı.
#MSB
#TSK
So a student invites Turkish president
@RT_Erdogan
to stay in their dormitory one night & have Sahur with them. The president says "Deal done if your tea is ready".
CLASSIC!
#Leadership
#Turkey
Today on the rescue of Silvia Romano, the Italian aid worker who was abducted in
#Kenya
nearly 2 years ago and was held captive in
#Somalia
. She was rescued in a operation by
#Turkey
’s Intel Agency (MİT) in coordination with relevant units of Somalia and Italy on Saturday. 1/2
Wrong to compare DP World with the MOU:
1. The Abu Dhabi negotiated with Mogadishu after the 🇸🇴 parliament opposed the Berbera deal.
2. The
#UAE
has not annexed a Somali territory
3. Unlike
#Ethiopia
, the UAE neither has territorial disputes nor physical borders with
#Somalia
Too many commentators predicting a fist fight b/w Prez Farmajo & PM Khaire over the 2020 elections.
Seems almost all of them forgot(wittingly or not) the two men are the first leaders to complete their term together without a fallout in post-conflict
#Somalia
. A remarkable feat!
🗣 I dedicate this achievement to the Somali youth--especially those back home--and to the millions of young people in
#Africa
and the
#GlobalSouth
. It is OK to be born, raised and schooled in
#Somalia
--or any country in a similar conflict/post-conflict situation--but you can...
Abiy Ahmed after listening to
#Somalia
’s measured response to his imperialistic aggression to steal a piece of Somali land.
The last thing the Horn region needs is the beginning of a new crisis.
Any instability rests squarely on
#Ethiopia
's shoulders.
Türkiye’nin yoğun diplomatik çabaları sonrasında Ukrayna’dan tohum koridoru açıldığı günde yaptığımız özel açıklamaları şimdi “adam Türkçe bilmiyor” diyenlere paylaşıyorum.
Arkadaşlar, seçim geçip gidecek ama dostluğumuz baki kalacak.
Such a great pleasure meeting the Horn of Africa’s special representative at Oxford, my friend
@africaupdate
.
Thank you for your time, Jason. Looking forward to the many meet ups.
#Oxford
#Africa
Helal olsun
@hasansoylemez
👏👍 Gerçekten çok önemli bir proje için yola çıktın ve bir Afrikalı olarak beni etkilendim. Bi de senin videoların Afrika ile ilgili yaptığım araştırmaları yardımcı oldu.
Yolun açık olsun. Takipteyim.
Le documentariste turc
@hasansoylemez
parcourt l’
#Afrique
depuis près de 2 ans, seul et à vélo. Réussira-t-il à
#p
édaler pour se rendre dans 54 pays ? Seriez-vous prêt à entreprendre une telle aventure ?
#afriqueavelo
Dad baa kasoo horjeeda xiritaanka masaajidda Xamar! Adeeroow Alle naftaada, tan qoyskaaga & bulshada ba inaad khatar geliso ma ogola.
Haddii Nabigeennu (NNKH) uu amray qofkii tuun cuna in uusan masjidka soo gelin, ka waran mid cudur faafinaya soo kama halis badna?
#gurigaagajoog
An honour to be selected as one of the awardees for this year’s
@BritSomGraduate
—a celebration of the 10 most highly educated and talented young Somali graduates from different universities in the United Kingdom.
Happy
#EidUlFitr
Mubarak. May the Almighty Allah accept our fasting and prayers. May this festive occasion brings more joys to our lives.
Ramazan’ı geride bıraktık. Allah ibadetlerimizi kabul etsin ve sonraki Ramazan’a ulaşmayı bizlere nasip etsin. Bayramımız mübarek olsun🤲🏾🕌🕋
My latest on the alleged Kenyan forces destruction of
@Hormuud
masts. These attacks damage Somalia's economy & could open a regional pandora's box.
Hormuud & KDF should talk. If Nairobi continues the sabotage, then Hormuud+FGS should sue 🇰🇪 for damages.
Redwan,
The GERD dam is within your borders. The Sea is not.
Do not mislead the Ethiopian people by telling them the sea is like the Nile dam. That is not going to happen.
Stay in your borders.
Finally, do get in touch if you are one of those young people in Africa, or interested in Africa, who would like to study at Oxford but need help with your application or need information. I would be happy to hear from you and help you as much as I can.
Glad meeting with US Congresswoman
@IlhanMN
again, this time in Istanbul, on the sidelines of the recently concluded International Somali Awards 2023.
She spoke about climate action funding at a panel discussion on climate change & resilience in Somalia🇸🇴& Africa by & large. 1/3
Great meeting today with IGAD Executive Secretary Spokesperson
@nuurist
&
@AbdurahmanShar
of
@Internews
.
Happy to discuss
#Somalia
’s economic development and its role in regional integration in the IGAD region.
Thank you gentlemen for your time. Enjoyed the deep conversation.
Somalia is facing two existential enemies:
#Ethiopia
and Al Shabaab.
Both share the vision of dismembering, dominating and destroying
#Somalia
.
We should fight them equally—and in order—to defend our country and our future.
#NotAnInch
#HandsOffSomalia
Claiming
#Somalia
-
#Ethiopia
friendship while defending the illegal MOU is utter hypocrisy.
Addis must:
- Issue a formal apology
- Rescind the MOU
- Declare unconditional respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia🇸🇴
Anything short of that is a non-starter.
Ethiopia’s commitment for peace and security in Somalia has been demonstrated through the blood and sweat of its precious sons and daughters. Ethiopia & Somalia are not just neighbors who share a border but they are fraternal nations sharing a common language, culture & people.
#EidMubarak
to all. This Eid was different altogether. There was no mass prayers and gatherings. However, I dressed up my outfit, prayed at my home, called some family members and friends, and enjoyed a homemade Somali feast.
Ramazan Bayramınız kutlu olsun.
#CiidWanaagsan
🙏🌙📿
Great pleasure meeting with brother
@1MohamedOmar
— First Secretary, Permanent Mission of
#Somalia
to the UN—in London last night.
Discussed
@SomaliaatUN
-
@Invest_Somalia
cooperation.
Happy to see talented Somali youth given opportunities in critical portfolios. We’ll deliver!
Meet the team who delivered the first-ever Somalia International Investment Conference.
Young. Dynamic. Resourceful.
PROUD 👏🏾🇸🇴
📍Mogadishu 🚀
#SIICO22
#InvestSomalia
#Somalia
Turkey is a reliable partner of
#Somalia
given its track record of state-building & equal partnership in 🇸🇴 since 2011.
Today’s military & economic pact deepens ties, signifying Somali govt & people trust
#Turkey
🇹🇷 with the country's security.
True poverty is a lack of friends.
Today on
@GoobjoogTV
about
#Somalia
’s 2020 elections.
I argued ‘1 person, 1 vote’ is virtually impractical. Also, there’s a strong likelihood the polls will be delayed due to technical issues, historical extension tendencies & the
#COVID19
pandemic.
Link
Prez Farmajo's speech is commendable.
He said he's ready for elections & supported the decisions of the National Consultative Council.
This eases the Farmajo-Roble power struggle & reinforces the NCC role.
🇸🇴 leaders should seize this momentum to conclude the delayed polls.
My neighborhood grocery store this evening. It is fully stocked. No
#COVID
ー19 panic at all and things seem normal with people shopping as usual plus the toilet paper was on full display.
Keep calm and just say “Eyvallah”
#İstanbul
#Uskudar
#coronavirus
At
@Invest_Somalia
HQ in Mogadishu.
Tomorrow begins exciting and busy two days as we organise the inaugural
#Somalia
International Investment Conference in
#Mogadishu
.
Looking forward to the discussion and practical recommendations on investing Somalia.
#SIICO22
#InvestSomalia
Been to
#Mogadishu
recently with this long (Somali standards) hair. And the most funniest reactions were "brother, this one hampers your growth" and "it sucks blood out of your brain. Be careful!" 😁
Above all, everyone called me Mudane Timo weyne (Mr big hair) 😁
#Sudan
and
#Egypt
:
Mohammed Morsi and Omar Al Bashir have trusted all their lives to their defense ministries Al Sisi & Awad bin Awf. Both turned against their bosses, toppled them and they're now the strongmen of the two neighbouring North African countries.
#SudanUprising
With HE
@DrBeileh
,
#Somalia
’s Finance Minister. Exchanged views on his government’s success in economic reforms, the upcoming elections and the Somali-Turkish partnership for development.
Somali 🇸🇴 Maliye Bakanı Sn Abdurrahman Beileh ile sosyal mesafeli sohbetler. Hükümetinin...
Proposed, during
#SomaliForum2018
's last pannel on Somalia-Somaliland,that:
1. Both parties should conduct a joint study on the atrocities committed by Siad Barre regime against people of
#Somaliland
2. Politicians should stop negativity that hurts the spirit of the negotiation
Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating. Wishing you all a very happy and peaceful
#EidAlAdha
Kurban Bayramınız Mübarek Olsun. Nice bayramlara.
#CiidWanaagsan
#EidMubarak
☪️🕋🕌🙏🏾
Glad to meet in Ankara Somali 🇸🇴 Defense Minister HE
@Amohamednur
.
Exchanged views on sustaining gains in the ongoing, largely successful offensive against the Al Shabaab terror entity.
Allahayoow jeyshkeenna geesiyaasha ah guulee.
#Somalia
🇸🇴✊🏾💪🏾
The International Court of Justice’s three consecutive postponements of the
#Somalia
-
#Kenya
maritime hearing case creates deep suspicions.
@TheVillaSomalia
has to come forward with explanations regarding why the court just accepts Kenya’s requests and refuses Somalia’s.
Turkish 🇹🇷 statement says the
#Ethiopia
-
#Somaliland
MOU was signed “without the knowledge and consent of the Government of Somalia.”
We welcome and appreciate
#Turkey
’s principled position and solidarity with
#Somalia
against the unwarranted Ethiopian aggression.
Dışişleri Bakanlığı Sözcüsü Öncü Keçeli’nin Etiyopya ile Somaliland Arasında 1 Ocak 2024 Tarihinde İmzalanan Mutabakat Zaptına İlişkin Bir Soruya Cevabı
"The confident prosecutors, building their case piece by piece against the panicked president lashing out at all directions because he is terrified that he'll be found guilty of colluding with a hostile foreign power to undermine US democracy." By
@MaxBoot
Glad
@Invest_Somalia
Istanbul office is operational.
#Somalia
is open for investment. Visit our office to explore 🇸🇴’s investment climate & the unique opportunities it offers.
We’re happy to help. And, of course, treat you to Shaah—the sweet & spiced Somali tea.
#InvestSomalia
Glad to witness the handover ceremony of
@Invest_Somalia
office at
#Sapphire
Tower in Istanbul to
@Abdinordahir
, the new
@Invest_Somalia
Türkiye representative.
The office will be an important platform to attract, engage & retain Turkish & other International FDI into
#Somalia
.
#Turkey
grants some $3.4 million to Somalia’s debt to the
@IMFNews
, as part of the HIPC initiative to relieve the heavy debts of low-income countries.
This amount is deductible from
#Somalia
’s current $557 million external debt.
An exemplary move. Strengthens🇹🇷-🇸🇴 cooperation.
Congrats to Galkayo Education Center For Peace and Development for grabbing the Educator Award at the
@TRTWorldCitizen
Awards 2019.
Mama Hawa Aden Mohamed,
@gecpdsomalia
’s Executive Director received the award in person. It is indeed a recognition of the Center’s relentless...
#Turkey
🇹🇷 on the right side of history, in solidarity with
#Somalia
& defense of international law.
President Erdogan said that “the worrying tension between Somalia and
#Ethiopia
should end on the basis of Somalia's territorial integrity” in a phone call with Somali President.
President
@HassanSMohamud
spoke by phone with President
@RTErdogan
of the Republic of Türkiye. President Hassan thanked President Erdogan and the brotherly people of Türkiye for their enduring friendship and unwavering support to Somalia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Great day for Somalia as
@SNAForce
& the local forces liberate the beautiful historic
#Harardhere
town from Alshabaab.
The city has been a terrorist stronghold in central
#Somalia
over a decade.
A huge blow to Shabaab and a significant gain in the ongoing anti-terror offensive.