Nairobi (Halbeeg News) – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed Ahmed Hirsi as senior advisor through presidential decree issued this week.
The decree stated that Hirsi was selected based on the qualifications and experiences he possesses.
Hirsi in a brief statement welcomed the appointment, thanking the president for selecting him to serve as senior advisor in Villa Somalia.
“I am honoured to be appointed Senior Advisor to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. I thank the president for his confidence & I look forward to supporting him on national and international matters as he implements his political agenda ‘Somalia at peace with itself & with the world,’ Hirsi said.
Hirsi was former husband of Ilhan Omar U.S. representative for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district.
They were married in 2002 but split in 2008. Omar then married British-born Ahmed Hirsi Elmi in 2009 and divorced in 2017. Omar and Hirsi remarried in 2018 but they divorced in 2020 and are now sharing joint custody of their three children, who are attending school in Washington D.C.
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