Adan Ahmed Elmi

Adan Ahmed Elmi
Minister of Agriculture of Somaliland
In office
May 10, 2002 – Present
Preceded by Ali Sheik Yusuf
Personal details
Born 1966
Hargeisa, Somalia
Nationality Somali
Political party UDUB
Profession politician, entrepreneur

Adan Ahmed Elmi (Somali: Aden Axmed Cilmi) is the 4th Agricultural Minister of the separatist Republic of Somaliland. He became the Agricultural Minister on May 10, 2002, after the resignation of Ali Sheik Yusuf.

Background

Elmi was born in Hargeisa, and spent his childhood in Mogadishu and Hargeisa . He is a member of the Garhajis sub-clan of the Somali Isaaq clan.

Before his appointment to the Somaliland parliament, he was widely known for his comedic Somali films, which were released in the late 1990s. In 2001, he joined the UDUB political party.

Elmi is the son of Ahmed Elmi, a military commander during the Siad Barre years, now deceased. His mother, Khadija Mohamoud, owns a fruits and vegetable company in eastern Hargeisa. Belonging to the extended Dholayare family, he has three siblings, all of whom reside abroad.

References

    Preceded by
    Ali Sheik Yusuf    		 Agricultural Minister of Somaliland
    2002–     		 Succeeded by
    Incumbent
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