Thursday, October 14, 2010

A New Prime Minister For Somalia

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has been appointed prime minister of Somalia.
Photo from Press TV


Somali-American Is Named Prime Minister of Somalia -- New York Times

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Somali president on Thursday named a Somali-American to succeed the prime minister whose resignation last month brought the weak transitional government to a standstill.

“After long consultations and prayers,” President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed said at a news conference in Mogadishu, “we have succeeded in nominating the right and proper person.”

“I hope,” President Sharif said, “that he will succeed in the difficult task ahead.”

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More News On Somalia's New PM

Somali president appoints new PM -- Al Jazeera
Somali president nominates Mohamed Abdulahi as PM -- Reuters
Somalian President Appoints Mohamed Abdullahi as Prime Minister -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Somali-American named Somalia's prime minister -- CNN

My Comment: This has got to be one of the most thankless, dangerous, and frustrating jobs in the world.

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